birthstone

The use of gemstones to represent one's birth month.

Traditionally, the stones for each month are:

• January = Garnet
• February = Amethyst
• March = Aquamarine
• April = Diamond
• May = Emerald
• June = Pearl or Moonstone
• July = Ruby
• August = Peridot
• September = Sapphire
• October = Opal or Tourmaline
• November = Topaz or Citrine
• December = Turquoise or Tanzanite

Examples

External links

• Wikipedia: Birthstone