Birthstones by Month

Jade is a beautiful stone that has been used as birthstone for many thousands of years. It has been highly valued and honored in ancient […]

Aventurine is an opaque variety of quartz with chemical formula SiO2. It can also contain some amounts of plagioclase Feldspar in its matrix. Its hardness […]

Labradorite is a variety of feldspar of beautiful blue, grey, green, or yellow color or a combination thereof. The most important property of this stone […]

Stones have always been a part of the religious and spiritual beliefs of the ancient peoples. Many ancient traditions used them as symbols, tokens, and […]

April is honored with Diamond as its one and only birthstone. Both the Modern and the Traditional Birthstone Lists reflect this fact. The Month of […]

December is honored with three birthstones, Turquoise, Zircon, and Tanzanite. Each of the stones of December has one of a kind attributes that make it […]

People conceived in November are honored with two Birthstones, the venerated Topaz, and the tender, recuperating Citrine. The traditional, mystical, and modern birthstone charts all […]

The traditional and modern birthstone charts fully agree when it comes to the stones designated as October Birthstones: Pink Tourmaline and Opal. Tourmaline is even […]

Depending on the particular interpretation of birthstones, we have quite a few September birthstones. The list includes Sapphire, Lapis lazuli, Peridot, Agate, Zircon, Moonstone and […]

There are several important July birthstones, including Ruby, Sapphire, Carnelian, Onyx, Sardonyx, and Turquoise, all depending on the interpretation of birthstones in question. The two […]

There are several June birthstones, depending on the actual birthstone interpretation chart. Some authors enumerate as many as 10 stones that correspond to this month. […]

According to the modern chart of birthstones, Emerald is a birthstone gemstone for May. If we take a look at the traditional birth gems chart, […]

According to the modern interpretation, Peridot is a birthstone gem of August. If we consult the traditional birth gems chart, however, the August birthstone  is […]

While the traditional birthstone chart relates Bloodstone and Jasper to the month of March, the modern chart associates Aquamarine to this month. Therefore Aquamarine is […]

The modern birthstone chart assigns Amethyst as February birthstone. In the same way, the traditional chart of birthstones also relates Garnet to the month of […]

The modern birthstone chart assigns Garnet as January birthstone. Similarly, the traditional  birthstone chart also indicates that Garnet should be considered a January birthstone (that […]

When it comes to birthstones, there are numerous different interpretations. Throughout time, different cultures and civilizations associated different meanings and different metaphysical powers to the […]