Birthstones

List of Birthstones

Birth Month	Modern Birthstones	Traditional Birthstones	Mystical Birthstones	Ayurvedic Birthstones
January	Garnet	Garnet	Emerald	Garnet
February	Amethyst	Amethyst	Bloodstone	Amethyst
March	Aquamarine	Bloodstone	Jade	Bloodstone
April	Diamond	Diamond	Opal	Diamond
May	Emerald	Emerald	Sapphire	Agate
June	Pearl, Moonstone	Alexandrite	Moonstone	Pearl
July	Ruby	Ruby	Ruby	Ruby
August	Peridot	Sardonyx	Diamond	Sapphire
September	Sapphire	Sapphire	Agate	Moonstone
October	Opal, Tourmaline	Tourmaline	Jasper	Opal
November	Yellow Topaz, Citrine	Citrine	Pearl	Topaz
December	Blue Topaz, Turquoise	Zircon, Turquoise, Lapis Lazuli	Onyx	Ruby

Birthstones are a spiritual and sacred way to celebrate birth. Above are birthstone charts from many different traditions

The Modern Birthstone list gemstones were officially adopted in 1912. In the US, this is the accepted list these days. - The Traditional Birthstone list includes older birthstones and is often combined with the modern birthstone list.

These stones mirror societal birthstone traditions, dating back to the 15th century.

The Mystical Birthstone list is of Tibetan origin from over a thousand years ago. Ancient lore says that these stones are to help one overcome the obstacles of their birth month.

The Ayurvedic Birthstone list is from Ayurvedic Indian Medicine - a form of medicine used for well over a thousand years. If you want a healing gemstone, you should probably consider one of these.