What a wonderful month to be born! Every year, nature puts on the ultimate show as the autumnal kaleidoscope of colours keep us mesmerised. If you are born in October you enjoy two spectacular birthstones, opal and tourmaline. Both  have endless colour combinations and beautiful colouring characteristics. Tourmaline was the last Empress of China's favourite stone and she bought vast quantities of it from a mine in San Diego. This unusual, stunning pink stone is thought to have the power to calm and heal emotional pain and suffering.