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List of Birthstones

What is a Birthstone or Birth Stone?

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.
 

List of Birthstones Often combined with modern birthstone lists, traditional birthstones are older society-based birthstones. Since many different cultures had their own list, jewelers' lists are often inconsistent over what constitutes a traditional birthstone. The official list of birthstones was established in 1952 by the American National Retail Jewelers Association, National Jewelers Association, and the American Gem Society.  There are a total of twelve birthstones. Each month has a unique stone that corresponds to that particular month.

Following is a list of the twelve birthstones, one for each month of the year: