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A list of
birthstones for each month
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| Month | Traditional gem stone | Traditional color |
Traditional description |
Modern gem stone | Synthetic trade name |
| January | Garnet | Deep Red | silicate mineral, generally crystallized | Garnet | Garnet |
| February | Amethyst | Purple | purple or violet variety of quartz | Amethyst | Amethyst |
| March | Bloodstone | Dark green | green variety of quartz, spotted with red jasper | Aquamarine | Aquamarine |
| April | Diamond | White | Nearly pure carbon in crystalline form | Diamond | White sapphire |
| May | Emerald | Green | green variety of beryl | Emerald | Emerald |
| June | Pearl | White/bluish gray | smooth, hard usually roundish, from oyster | Alexandrite | Cultured pearl, Alexandrite |
| July | Ruby | Red | Deep red variety of corundum | Ruby | Ruby |
| August | Sardonyx | Brownish red & white | Variety of onyx with layers of sard & chalcedony | Peridot | Peridot |
| September | Sapphire | Deep Blue | Pure form of corundum | Sapphire | Sapphire |
| October | Opal | variety of colors | generally Milky translucent silica refracting light in a variety of colors | Tourmaline Opal | Rozircon |
| November | Topaz (precious) | Yellow variety | Aluminum silicate mineral; colors vary | Topaz quartz | Topaz |
| December | Turquoise | Greenish blue | Hydrous phosphate of aluminum with small amount of copper | Zircon | Zircon |
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