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Serpentine, also known as New Jade, derives its name from the Latin word serpentis meaning snake like referring to the resemblance these green stones have to snake skin. This stone was used by the Romans to protect them from sorcery and was believed to protect against parasites, snakebite, venom and poison.
Some say that the name serpent stone refers to ruby, which would make sense; since ruby is the birthstone for Capricorn â which falls partly on the month of January â and is a gemstone that is red in color, similar to the other birthstones for January, namely, garnet and red zircon.