Birthstone Chart

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Do you know what your birthstone is?

​Click the photos below to learn more about each gemstone.

(All photos are original, courtesy of Scott Papper, GIA GG, AJP, CM (NAJA) Global Gemology & Appraisals.)

January - Garnet

Garnets occur in various colors including red, orange and green.

February - Amethyst

Amethyst is the purple variety of quartz.

March - Aquamarine

Aquamarine is the greenish blue to blue green variety of beryl, named after the Latin word for seawater​.

April - Diamond

Diamond is the most popular & most expensive gemstone in the world, fetching the highest prices per carat in the finest qualities.

May - Emerald

Emerald is the green to bluish green variety of beryl.  Emerald is one of the "Big 3" colored gems along with ruby and sapphire.

June - ​Pearl

Pearl is an organic gem created by living mollusks, clams and other marine gastropods.

July - Ruby

Ruby is the red to purplish red variety of corundum.  It is part of the "Big 3" colored gems along with sapphire and emerald.

August - ​Peridot & Spinel

Peridot is a yellowish green to greenish yellow gem, often with eye-visible doubling​.

Spinel is a gem that occurs in nearly every color.

September - Sapphire

Sapphire, along with ruby and emerald, is part of the "Big 3" colored gems.  Sapphire is a variety of corundum that occurs in nearly every color except red to purplish red, because those would be classified as a ruby!

October - Opal & Tourmaline

Opal is a unique gem that can display a phenomena known as play-of-color.

Tourmaline is an attractive gem that occurs in nearly every color.

November - Citrine & Topaz

Citrine is the yellow to orange variety of quartz.
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Topaz is a gem that occurs in nearly all colors.

December - Turquoise & Tanzanite

Turquoise is an opaque gem that ranges in color from light blue to medium blue, greenish blue, and green, often containing visible matrix from its host rock.
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Tanzanite is a variety of zoisite that ranges in color from bluish purple to violetish blue, to violet.