April Birthstone Beads

April birthstone beads: clear Herkimer diamond quartz and sapphire, the stones jewelry makers reach for in place of diamond, the modern stone of the fourth month. Diamond is rarely cut into strands, so April beads mean 2 things here: Herkimer diamond, a water clear double pointed quartz from New York that is named for its sparkle, and sapphire, which several of the older birthstone lists gave to April before diamond took its place. Sapphire comes in microfaceted rounds and rondelles in blue and in mixed colors, and Herkimer quartz in its natural crystal points. In metaphysical belief sapphire is associated with wisdom and faithfulness, and clear quartz with clarity. The full ranges are on the sapphire and clear quartz pages.