Birthstones


	Birthstones are a fascinating aspect of the gem and jewellery world, and are derived from early beliefs. Wearing a certain stone as protection against illness and misfortune, or another gem for good luck, eventually developed into the birthstone systems of today.

Month	Modern Birthstone	Original Birthstone
January	Garnet	Garnet
February	Amethyst	Amethyst or hyacinth
March	Aquamarine or bloodstone	Jasper or bloodstone
April	Diamond	Diamond or sapphire
May	Emerald	Emerald or agate
June	Pearl, moonstone or alexandrite	Pearl, moonstone or alexandrite
July	Ruby	Turquoise or onyx
August	Peridot or sardonyx	Sardonyx
September	Sapphire	Peridot
October	Opal or tourmaline	Beryl or opal
November	Topaz or citrine	Topaz or pearl
December	Turquoise, zircon, lapis lazuli or blue topaz	Ruby


	Zodiac Birthstones

Symbol	Zodiac Sign	Stone		Symbol	Zodiac Sign	Stone
	Capricorn Dec. 22–Jan. 20	Ruby			Cancer June 22–July 22	Emerald
	Aquarius Jan. 21–Feb. 21	Garnet			Leo July 23–August 22	Onyx
	Pisces Feb. 22–March 21	Amethyst			Virgo August 23–Sept. 22	Carnelian
	Aries March 22–April 20	Bloodstone			Libra Sept. 23–Oct. 23	Peridot
	Taurus April 21–May 21	Sapphire			Scorpio Oct. 24–Nov. 21	Beryl
	Gemini May 22–June 21	Agate			Sagittarius Nov. 22–Dec. 21	Topaz


	Indian Zodiac Crystals In ancient India beliefs there are nine planets and nine gems, as shown below.

Planet	Hindu Planetary Stone		Planet	Hindu Planetary Stone
Sun	Ruby		Venus	Diamond
Moon	Pearl		Saturn	Blue Sapphire
Mars	Coral		Rahu (moon’s north node)	Hessonite Garnet
Mercury	Emerald		Ketu (moon’s south node)	Cat’s Eye
Jupiter	Yellow Sapphire


	Season and Day Birthstones:

Monday	Moon	Pearl
Tuesday	Mars	Ruby
Wednesday	Mercury	Amethyst
Thursday	Jupiter	Sapphire
Friday	Venus	Carnelian
Saturday	Saturn	Turquoise
Sunday	Sun	Topaz

Season	Gemstone
Spring	Emerald
Summer	Ruby
Fall	Sapphire
Winter	Diamond