Crystopedia

🎂 Birthstones by Month

The modern US birthstone list (Jewelers of America and AGTA; spinel was added for August in 2016), plus older traditional alternates, marked "traditional".

JanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember

January

Garnet group
Garnet groupModern birthstone

February

Amethyst
AmethystModern birthstone

March

Aquamarine
AquamarineModern birthstone
Heliotrope
HeliotropeModern birthstone

April

Diamond
DiamondModern birthstone
Quartz
QuartzTraditional birthstone

May

Emerald
EmeraldModern birthstone
Chrysoprase
ChrysopraseTraditional birthstone

June

Pearl
PearlModern birthstone
Moonstone
MoonstoneModern birthstone
Alexandrite
AlexandriteModern birthstone

July

Ruby
RubyModern birthstone
Carnelian
CarnelianTraditional birthstone

August

Peridot
PeridotModern birthstone
Spinel
SpinelModern birthstone
Sardonyx
SardonyxModern birthstone

September

Sapphire
SapphireModern birthstone
Lapis lazuli
Lapis lazuliTraditional birthstone

October

Opal
OpalModern birthstone
Tourmalines
TourmalinesModern birthstone
Rubellite
RubelliteModern birthstone

November

Topaz
TopazModern birthstone
Citrine
CitrineModern birthstone

December

Tanzanite
TanzaniteModern birthstone
Zircon
ZirconModern birthstone
Turquoise
TurquoiseModern birthstone
Blue Topaz
Blue TopazModern birthstone
Lapis lazuli
Lapis lazuliTraditional birthstone