MODERN BIRTHSTONES

JANUARY-- GARNET

FEBRUARY-- AMETHYST

MARCH-- AQUAMARINE OR BLOODSTONE

APRIL-- DIAMOND

MAY-- EMERALD

JUNE--PEARL OR MOONSTONE

JULY-- RUBY

AUGUST-- PERIDOT OR SARDONYX

SEPTEMBER-- SAPPHIRE

OCTOBER--OPAL OR TOURMALINE

NOVEMEBER--TOPAZ

DECEMBER--TURQUOISE OR LAPIS LAZULI

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ALTERNATE BIRTHSTONES LISTS:

JANUARY--QUARTZ/ SILVER/ TIGER'S EYE

FEBRUARY--SILVER/ TURQUOISE

MARCH--TURQUOISE/ FIRE OPAL

APRIL--FIRE OPAL/ CHRYSCOLLA/ AQUAMARINE

MAY--CHRYSCOLLA/ MOSS AGATE

JUNE--AGATE/ MOSS AGATE/ CHALCEDONY/

CARNELIAN/ DIAMOND

JULY--CARNELIAN/ GARNET

AUGUST--GARNET/ AMETHYST/ MOONSTONE

SEPTEMBER--AMETHYST/ JASPER/ PERIDOT

OCTOBER--AQUAMARINE/ JASPER/ MALACHITE

NOVEMBER--MALACHITE/ OBSIDIAN

DECEMBER--OBSIDIAN/ QUARTZ

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ZODIAC GEMSTONES

ARIES--3/21--4/19-----------------------------------------BLOODSTONE (AMETHYST, JASPER)

TAURUS--4/20--5/20--------------------------------------SAPPHIRE (EMERALD, CARNELIAN)

GEMINI--5/21--6/20----------------------------------------AGATE (AQUAMARINE)

CANCER--6/21--7/22--------------------------------------EMERALD (PEARL, MOONSTONE)

LEO--7/23--8/22--------------------------------------------- ONYX ( RUBY, JADE)

VIRGO--8/23--9/22-----------------------------------------CARNELIAN (TOURMALINE, BERYL)

LIBRA--9/23--10/22-----------------------------------------PERIDOT (SAPPHIRE, OPAL)

SCORPIO--19/23--11/21----------------------------------BERYL (AGATE, MALACHITE)

SAGITTARIUS--11/22--12/21----------------------------TOPAZ (LAPIS LAZULI)

CAPRICORN--12/22--1/19--------------------------------RUBY (TURQUOISE, GARNET)

AQUARIUS--1/20--2/18------------------------------------GARNET (ONYX, CLEAR QUARTZ)

PISCES--2/19--3/20-----------------------------------------AMETHYST (CORAL, AMBER)

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