{"id":11961,"date":"2026-07-20T06:05:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T06:05:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.provencejewellery.com\/?p=11961"},"modified":"2026-07-20T06:05:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T06:05:09","slug":"what-is-aprils-birthstone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.provencejewellery.com\/de\/blog\/what-is-aprils-birthstone\/","title":{"rendered":"What is April&#8217;s Birthstone? Diamond &#038; White Sapphire Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"11961\" class=\"elementor elementor-11961\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-588815e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"588815e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5e799c elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"e5e799c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p>April's birthstone is the diamond \u2014 a gem so linked to brilliance and endurance that its name comes from the Greek adamas, \"invincible.\" But diamond isn't April's only stone. White sapphire has long stood beside it as a recognized alternate, and lab-grown diamond and moissanite have become serious modern options for anyone shopping this month. Here's everything worth knowing before you buy.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-715cb82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"715cb82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p><strong><b>April Birthstone Fast Facts<\/b><\/strong><\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li>Primary birthstone: Diamond \u2014 the traditional and most widely recognized April birthstone.<\/li><li>Alternate birthstone: White sapphire \u2014 a modern addition prized as a diamond alternative.<\/li><li>Diamond hardness: 10 on the Mohs scale, the hardest known natural material.<\/li><li>White sapphire hardness: 9 on the Mohs scale, second only to diamond.<\/li><li>Typical color: Colorless to near-colorless, though diamonds also occur in yellow, pink, blue, and green.<\/li><li>Modern alternatives: Lab-grown diamond and moissanite offer the same look at different price points.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><p>Symbolism: Strength, clarity, purity, and everlasting love.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-f21b105 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f21b105\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35cd71b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"35cd71b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What Is April's Birthstone?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e96517 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"4e96517\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p>The name \"April\" is thought to trace back to the Latin aperire, meaning \"to open\" \u2014 a fitting root for the month when spring flowers and buds begin to unfurl. It's a fitting backdrop for a birthstone that's just as associated with new beginnings: the diamond, worn as a symbol of clarity, strength, and enduring love since long before it became the official birthstone of the month.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gia.edu\/birthstones\/april-birthstones\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Diamond is the primary and most widely recognized birthstone for April<\/a>. Alongside it, white sapphire is recognized as a secondary or alternate April birthstone \u2014 a distinction that goes back to jewelry trade lists that expanded some months to include a more accessible option next to a traditional gem. Both stones share a colorless, light-reflective beauty, but each carries its own history, hardness, and price point.<\/p><p>For anyone born in April \u2014 or shopping for someone who is \u2014 that gives you a genuine choice: the timeless prestige of diamond, the understated elegance of white sapphire, or, increasingly, a lab-grown diamond or moissanite that delivers the same sparkle with a different story behind it.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf7d3b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bf7d3b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.provencejewellery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/dramatic-10k-gold-statement-ring-with-round-lab-grown-diamond-6-768x768.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-10545\" alt=\"Aufsehenerregender Statement-Ring aus 10-kar\u00e4tigem Gold mit rundem, im Labor gez\u00fcchtetem Diamanten (6)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.provencejewellery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/dramatic-10k-gold-statement-ring-with-round-lab-grown-diamond-6-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.provencejewellery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/dramatic-10k-gold-statement-ring-with-round-lab-grown-diamond-6-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.provencejewellery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/dramatic-10k-gold-statement-ring-with-round-lab-grown-diamond-6-1024x1024.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.provencejewellery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/dramatic-10k-gold-statement-ring-with-round-lab-grown-diamond-6-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.provencejewellery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/dramatic-10k-gold-statement-ring-with-round-lab-grown-diamond-6-12x12.webp 12w, https:\/\/www.provencejewellery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/dramatic-10k-gold-statement-ring-with-round-lab-grown-diamond-6-600x600.webp 600w, https:\/\/www.provencejewellery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/dramatic-10k-gold-statement-ring-with-round-lab-grown-diamond-6.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-0268e94 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0268e94\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9209790 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9209790\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Diamond: Meaning &amp; Symbolism<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0964ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"f0964ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p>Diamond takes its name from the Greek adamas \u2014 \"unbreakable\" or \"invincible\" \u2014 and that etymology has shaped almost everything people believe about the stone. As April's birthstone, diamond is associated with strength, clarity, and balance, and is widely thought to bring the wearer courage, confidence, and resilience.<\/p><p>Its symbolism runs deeper than durability alone. Because a well-cut diamond returns light with such precision, it has long been linked to clarity of thought and honesty. Combined with its physical permanence, this has made diamond the definitive symbol of eternal love \u2014 the reason it dominates engagement ring design worldwide, and the traditional gift for 60th and 75th wedding anniversaries.<\/p><p>Historically, diamond's powers were thought to go even further. Second-century writers claimed it warded off the evil eye; medieval healers believed a heated diamond, placed against the skin, could draw toxins from the body and protect against plague and poison. None of that survives as medical fact, of course \u2014 but it's a reminder of just how long diamond has carried outsized meaning for the month it represents.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-cca8215 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cca8215\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b154f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3b154f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The History of Diamond<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b9eb62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"1b9eb62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p>Diamond's story begins in India, where the stones were gathered from riverbeds and streams as early as the fourth century BCE. Long before Europe had any real diamond trade, Indian diamonds were already prized by royalty and the wealthy, moving along caravan routes toward medieval markets in Venice by the 1300s and 1400s.<\/p><p>The first diamond <a href=\"\/de\/engagement-rings\/\">Verlobungsring<\/a> on record dates to 1477, when Archduke Maximilian of Austria gave one to Mary of Burgundy \u2014 an event historians often point to as the true origin of the diamond engagement tradition. As India's supply declined in the early 1700s, Brazil stepped in as the dominant source for more than 150 years, with diamonds turning up incidentally in gold-panning operations along the Jequitinhonha River.<\/p><p>Everything changed in the late 1860s with the discovery of diamond deposits near Kimberley, South Africa. Cecil Rhodes founded De Beers Consolidated Mines in 1888, and within twelve years the company controlled roughly 90% of the world's rough diamond production \u2014 a level of market dominance that shaped the modern diamond industry for the next century.<\/p><p>Today, major diamond production spans Russia, Botswana, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Canada, and Australia. And in the last two decades, a genuinely new chapter has opened: lab-grown diamonds, created in controlled environments that replicate the heat and pressure of natural formation, now offer the same crystal structure, hardness, and optical properties as mined stones \u2014 without the mining.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-5a9889d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5a9889d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-228236b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"228236b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">White Sapphire: Meaning &amp; Symbolism<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2414778 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"2414778\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p>White sapphire is corundum \u2014 the same mineral family as ruby and colored sapphire \u2014 but without the trace elements that give those stones their color. That absence of color has made white sapphire a symbol of purity, wisdom, and clarity of thought in its own right, distinct from diamond even though the two look similar to the untrained eye.<\/p><p>Where diamond's symbolism centers on strength and permanence, white sapphire's leans toward sincerity and mental clarity. It's often described as a stone of protection and good fortune, prized historically by clergy and royalty as a marker of divine favor rather than worldly status.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-673f052 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"673f052\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fb94e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5fb94e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The History of White Sapphire<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-670bc69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"670bc69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p>Sapphires in general have been treasured since antiquity, worn by ancient Greek and Roman elites who believed the stones were gifts from the gods, imbued with protective power. Clergy and nobility across medieval Europe wore sapphires \u2014 colored and white alike \u2014 as signs of divine favor and celestial connection, and the stones saw a resurgence during the Renaissance as symbols of status among European aristocracy.<\/p><p>White sapphire's major modern sources include Sri Lanka, Madagascar, and East Africa, and \u2014 like diamond \u2014 it now has a lab-created counterpart. Lab-created white sapphire offers the same clarity and durability as its mined equivalent, giving buyers an ethical, accessible route to the stone without sacrificing its signature sparkle.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-b26f5ba e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b26f5ba\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84d88a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"84d88a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What Color Is April's Birthstone?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02e044e elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"02e044e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p>The defining color of April's birthstones is, paradoxically, the absence of color. Diamond's most prized form is colorless to near-colorless, graded on a scale that rewards the least visible tint \u2014 though nature also produces \"fancy color\" diamonds in yellow, brown, pink, blue, and green, with color arising from trace elements like nitrogen or boron, or from distortions in the crystal lattice itself.<\/p><p>White sapphire, by contrast, is defined entirely by the absence of the trace minerals that turn corundum into blue, pink, or yellow sapphire. Its appeal is a clean, glass-clear brilliance \u2014 closer to a diamond's look than any other gemstone in the corundum family, which is exactly why it has endured as diamond's most natural alternate.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-3db220d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3db220d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c8e8e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8c8e8e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Diamond vs. White Sapphire vs. Lab-Grown Diamond vs. Moissanite<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da6e851 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"da6e851\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p>Anyone shopping for April birthstone jewelry today has four realistic options, each with a different balance of hardness, price, and sourcing story. Here's how they stack up:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8aa40fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_table\" data-id=\"8aa40fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_table.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-el-table-wrap wd-reset-all-last\">\n\t\t\t<table class=\"wd-el-table\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<thead class=\"text-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr class=\"wd-table-row elementor-repeater-item-70f2cf7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<th class=\"wd-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-f38fe2a\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><b>Stone<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<th class=\"wd-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-beef1ba\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><b>Mohs Hardness<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<th class=\"wd-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-f5fda57\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><b>Typical Price Tier<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<th class=\"wd-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-9c3f101\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><b>Sourcing<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<th class=\"wd-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-41245cd\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><b>Am besten geeignet f\u00fcr<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/thead>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<tbody class=\"text-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr class=\"wd-table-row elementor-repeater-item-e1a20ee\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"wd-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-822894e\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Natural Diamond<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"wd-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-350ce43\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>10<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"wd-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-264ae6b\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Highest<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"wd-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-126744b\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mined \u2014 Africa, Russia, Canada, Australia<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"wd-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-16ccf8b\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Traditional engagement pieces, heirloom jewelry<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr class=\"wd-table-row elementor-repeater-item-4faa2da\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"wd-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-9f48248\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Lab-Grown Diamond<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"wd-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-feaba1c\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>10<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"wd-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-1424c68\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>20\u201340% below natural<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"wd-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-facebf6\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Grown in controlled labs; identical structure<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"wd-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-3c3e8a8\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Buyers wanting real diamond properties at lower cost<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr class=\"wd-table-row elementor-repeater-item-a0f1981\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"wd-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-3178fed\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>White Sapphire<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"wd-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-84278d5\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>9<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"wd-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-bdef995\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mid<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"wd-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-0d1ef84\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mined \u2014 Sri Lanka, Madagascar, East Africa; also lab-created<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"wd-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-c7ef643\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Everyday wear, budget-conscious alternate birthstone<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr class=\"wd-table-row elementor-repeater-item-d307100\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"wd-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-3ee4ae1\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Moissanit<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"wd-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-da41496\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>9.25<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"wd-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-c8bc535\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Lowest of the four<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"wd-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-f37deb6\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Lab-created (silicon carbide)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"wd-table-cell elementor-repeater-item-ef6ad00\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Maximum brilliance per dollar, statement pieces<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t<\/tbody>\n\t\t\t<\/table>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7f7018 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"d7f7018\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p>All four options are suitable for daily wear, though hardness alone doesn't tell the whole story \u2014 cut quality affects how any of these stones performs in real light, and setting design affects how well they hold up over years of wear.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-aab780f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"aab780f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85d74b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"85d74b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Understanding Diamond Quality: The 4Cs<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5481ad9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"5481ad9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p>Whether you're choosing a natural or lab-grown diamond for an April birthstone piece, quality comes down to four factors, evaluated together rather than in isolation.<\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li>Cut \u2014 how well the stone is shaped and faceted; the single biggest factor in how much a diamond sparkles.<\/li><li>Color \u2014 graded on proximity to colorless; the closer to colorless, the higher the grade for standard white diamonds.<\/li><li>Clarity \u2014 the presence (or absence) of internal inclusions and surface characteristics, most invisible to the naked eye.<\/li><li>Carat \u2014 the weight of the stone, not a direct measure of visual size, since cut proportions affect how large a diamond appears.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><p>The same logic of proportion and light performance applies to white sapphire and moissanite, even though they're not graded on the same 4Cs framework diamonds use.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-fbc5d99 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fbc5d99\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d065375 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d065375\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">From the Bench: How Provence Jewellery Crafts April Birthstone Pieces<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3d816e elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"a3d816e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p>As a fine jewelry manufacturer producing solid gold settings for diamond, lab-grown diamond, moissanite, and natural gemstone jewelry, Provence Jewellery works directly with April birthstone pieces at every stage \u2014 from stone sourcing and quality verification through casting, setting, and final quality control.<\/p><p>That manufacturing vantage point matters for buyers and retail partners alike. Because our production covers natural diamonds, lab-grown diamonds, and moissanite side by side, we can advise honestly on which option best fits a given design, budget, and durability requirement, rather than defaulting to a single stone type. Our OEM\/ODM partners rely on this flexibility to offer April birthstone collections across multiple price tiers without compromising on solid gold construction or setting quality.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-84f8cff e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"84f8cff\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d36657 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7d36657\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Caring for Diamond &amp; White Sapphire Jewelry<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12bc9ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"12bc9ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h3><strong><b>Diamond Care<\/b><\/strong><\/h3><p>Diamond's hardness makes it durable enough for an ultrasonic cleaner in most cases, though heavily included or treated stones are better cleaned with warm water, mild soap, and a soft brush. Have settings checked periodically by a professional jeweler, since a diamond can still chip on impact even if it can't be scratched.<\/p><h3><strong><b>White Sapphire Care<\/b><\/strong><\/h3><p>Clean white sapphire with lukewarm soapy water and a soft brush, rinsing thoroughly and drying with a lint-free cloth. Avoid harsh chemical cleaners, and store pieces separately from harder stones to prevent surface scratches.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-9846e1d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9846e1d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1386f0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1386f0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">H\u00e4ufig gestellte Fragen<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7c6004 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_accordion\" data-id=\"a7c6004\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-accordion wd-style-default wd-border-off wd-titles-left wd-opener-pos-left wd-opener-style-arrow\" data-state=\"first\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-accordion-title wd-role-btn wd-active\" data-accordion-index=\"0\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-accordion-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tQ1. What is April&#039;s birthstone?\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wd-accordion-opener\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-accordion-content wd-entry-content wd-active\" data-accordion-index=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>April's birthstone is diamond, with white sapphire recognized as a secondary or alternate birthstone for the month.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-accordion-title wd-role-btn\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-accordion-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tQ2. Is white sapphire a real birthstone, or just a diamond substitute?\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wd-accordion-opener\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-accordion-content wd-entry-content\" data-accordion-index=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>White sapphire is a genuinely recognized alternate birthstone for April, not merely a diamond simulant \u2014 though its diamond-like appearance is part of its appeal.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-accordion-title wd-role-btn\" data-accordion-index=\"2\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-accordion-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tQ3. What color is April&#039;s birthstone?\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wd-accordion-opener\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-accordion-content wd-entry-content\" data-accordion-index=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Diamond is most commonly colorless to near-colorless, though it also occurs in yellow, pink, blue, and green. White sapphire is prized for the same clear, colorless brilliance.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-accordion-title wd-role-btn\" data-accordion-index=\"3\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-accordion-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tQ4. Is lab-grown diamond a legitimate April birthstone option?\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wd-accordion-opener\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-accordion-content wd-entry-content\" data-accordion-index=\"3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Yes. Lab-grown diamonds share the same chemical composition, hardness, and optical properties as natural diamonds, and are recognized as genuine diamond under FTC guidelines provided they're properly disclosed.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-accordion-title wd-role-btn\" data-accordion-index=\"4\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-accordion-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tQ5. How durable is April&#039;s birthstone for everyday wear?\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wd-accordion-opener\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-accordion-content wd-entry-content\" data-accordion-index=\"4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Diamond ranks 10 on the Mohs hardness scale and white sapphire ranks 9, making both suitable for rings and other jewelry worn daily, though neither is immune to chipping from hard impact.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-accordion-title wd-role-btn\" data-accordion-index=\"5\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-accordion-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tQ6. What&#039;s the difference between white sapphire and moissanite?\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wd-accordion-opener\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-accordion-content wd-entry-content\" data-accordion-index=\"5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>White sapphire is natural or lab-created corundum with a more subdued sparkle; moissanite is a lab-created silicon carbide with noticeably more fire and rainbow flash than either diamond or white sapphire.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>April&#8217;s birthstone is the diamond \u2014 a gem so linked to brilliance and endurance that its name comes from the<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11977,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11961","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gemstone-guides"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.provencejewellery.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11961","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.provencejewellery.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.provencejewellery.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.provencejewellery.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.provencejewellery.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11961"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.provencejewellery.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11961\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11976,"href":"https:\/\/www.provencejewellery.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11961\/revisions\/11976"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.provencejewellery.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11977"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.provencejewellery.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11961"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.provencejewellery.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11961"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.provencejewellery.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11961"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}