Birthstones - Jewellery Guide

What is a birthstone ?

Birthstones are gemstones which represent a persons birth month, each stone is a different colour and has a unique meaning to each and every month. The use of birthstones date back to ancient times where it was believed that gemstones had properties of health, luck and prosperity.

Birthstone Chart

Month	Traditional	Modern
January	Garnet	Garnet
February	Amethyst	Amethyst
March	Bloodstone	Aquamarine
April	Diamond	Diamond / White Topaz
May	Emerald	Emerald
June	Pearl	Alexandrite
July	Ruby	Ruby
August	Sardony	Peridot
September	Sapphire	Sapphire
October	Tourmaline	Opal, Tourmaline
November	Citrine	Yellow Topaz, Citrine
December	Turquoise	Topaz, Tanzinite

Birthstone Month meanings

January

Garnet is the birthstone for January. The stone is a rich, vivid intense red colour. The name garnet comes from the latin word "Garanatus" meaning seedlike giving reference to the pomegranates round red seeds.