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American Gem Society

http://www.ags.org/consumers/Gift_Guide/birthstone...

A birthstone is a gift of a precious material (jewelry, mainly gemstones; themselves traditionally associated with various qualities) that symbolizes the month of birth (in the Gregorian Calendar).

It is sometimes also called birthday stone (cf. infra; but that word is, confusingly, sometimes used as a synonym for an anniversary gift, which is related to the recipient's age, i.e. year of birth).

There have been many different sets of birthstones used throughout history and in different cultures, but in 1912 the American national association of jewelers, Jewelers of America, officially adopted the following list; it is currently the most widely used list in the United States and many other places, including Australia (a jeweler's 'modern' list states they are selected for bright colors) and Thailand; some alternatives are added:

Month-------Birthstone-------Alternate

January-------Garnet-------Rose Quartz

February-------Amethyst-------Onyx

March-------Aquamarine-------Red Jasper ("bloodstone")

April-------Diamond-------Rock Crystal (Quartz)

May-------Emerald-------Chrysoprase

June----Pearl (the only non-mineral)---Alexandrite or Moonstone

July-------Ruby-------Jade

August-------Peridot-------Aventurine, sardonyx or sapphire

September-------Sapphire-------Lapis lazuli

October-------Opal-------Pink Tourmaline

November-------Yellow ('Golden') Topaz-------Citrine or Turquoise

December---Blue Zircon---Blue Topaz, Turquoise, or Tanzanite

Tanzanite was added to December by the American Gem Trade Association in 2002.

Some alternates have been adopted to be a less expensive substitute or a cut stone.

The birthstone seems to originate from Biblical times. The Breastplate of Aaron, referred to in Exodus 39:10-14:

10 Then they mounted four rows of precious stones on it. In the first row there was a ruby, a topaz and a beryl;

11 in the second row a turquoise, a sapphire and an emerald;

12 in the third row a jacinth, an agate and an amethyst;

13 in the fourth row a chrysolite, an onyx and a jasper. They were mounted in gold filigree settings.

14 There were twelve stones, one for each of the names of the sons of Israel, each engraved like a seal with the name of one of the twelve tribes.

The precise list of birthstones however can be found in Revelation 21:19-20 where the foundation stones of the new Jerusalem are listed, in the order of the Roman calendar:

19 And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald;

20 The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolyte; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst.

(The Twelve Tribes of Israel will be the "foundation" of the new Jerusalem)

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Zodiac stones

There is an astrological version of the birthstones using the twelve zodiac signs instead of the twelve calendar months. Listed below are the corresponding dates for the tropical sun signs and their associated birthstone.

Aries (March 21 - April 20) Diamond

Taurus (April 20 - May 20) Emerald

Gemini (May 21 - June 20) Spinel

Cancer (June 21 - July 22) Pearl

Leo (July 23 - August 23) Ruby

Virgo (August 24 - September 22) Sapphire

Libra (September 23 - October 23) Peridot

Scorpio (October 24 - November 21) Aquamarine

Sagittarius (November 22 - December 21) Topaz

Capricorn (December 22 - January 21) Garnet

Aquarius (January 20 - February 18) Amethyst and moonstone

Pisces (February 19 - March 20) Diamond

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