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Birthstones by Month

Try to name the modern birthstone for each month of the year.
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First submittedDecember 31, 2012
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Month
Birthstone
January
Garnet
February
Amethyst
March
Aquamarine or Bloodstone
April
Diamond
May
Emerald
June
Pearl, Moonstone, or Alexandrite
July
Ruby
August
Peridot
September
Sapphire
October
Opal or Tourmaline
November
Topaz or Citrine
December
Turquoise, Zircon, or Tanzanite
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70 Comments
KatM
+15
Level 22
Nov 14, 2012
Hehe, all I did was think of editions of pokemon XD! Except that didn't really help me get that far.
BlueJay
+3
Level 21
Apr 30, 2013
haha! me too x)
tonette
+1
Level 60
Nov 24, 2012
100%
jon12
+1
Level 57
Jan 1, 2013
i'm aquamarine!
irish41
+5
Level 58
Jan 2, 2013
11/12. Forgot December's.

Mine is diamond! Which is cool because it's like the king of all gemstones, but it's not cool because it's so expensive so I don't ever get birthstone jewelry. #firstworldproblems

thepurplzebra
+1
Level 35
Jun 1, 2014
Me too, I also forgot December's. It has too many!
theLAYTshow
+5
Level 41
Jan 4, 2013
Deltora Quest is helpful
Ieatkids
+1
Level 61
Nov 3, 2025
Hell yeah broo hope you're still alive
buck1017
+8
Level 78
Jul 11, 2013
So which month is Mithril?
plattitude
+3
Level 94
Sep 17, 2014
Probably Girithron.
typhon
+5
Level 51
Oct 6, 2014
Sardonyx should also be accepted for August. I guessed that first. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August
runnerinthecreek
+1
Level 58
Oct 6, 2014
I have an August birthday, and I have never heard of sardonyx in my life (speaking as someone who knows a great deal about rocks, minerals, and gemstones). It might be one of the variants for August, but peridot is almost always used because it isn't terribly expensive or rare, and it has a nice bright color rather than an opaque surface.
typhon
+3
Level 51
Oct 7, 2014
I'm certain you've seen it, even if you don't know what it's called. Sardonyx is a red-banded onyx. Cameos are made out of it. If you're a religious person, it's also the fifth foundation stone of heaven listed in Revelation in some versions of the bible.
Florcorite
+2
Level 13
Dec 1, 2015
go to this link to see sardonyx

https://www.google.com/search?q=sardonyx&tbm=isch&safe=active&ssui=on

Skymatone
+2
Level 59
Dec 21, 2017
I've never heard of it either and I've shopped for a few August gemstone birthdays; I thought typhon was being Sardonic
geographyisthebestsubject
+1
Level 66
Apr 3, 2016
Agreed. I am pretty sure it is even on the American Gem Society's website.
defmite
+2
Level 80
Oct 6, 2014
GAAD - EPRP - SOTT
CorkSpork
+1
Level 71
Oct 6, 2014
And now I will never forget all the birthstones
defmite
+1
Level 80
Oct 7, 2014
It's something my Dad told me years ago.
GlassMonkeyOLD
+1
Level 69
Jun 29, 2024
How does that help? How are you meant to remember that there are double letters?
CosmicCalamity
+1
Level 74
Mar 9, 2025
It doesn't at all, unless you can make a mnemonic out of it.
nwspence
+1
Level 39
Oct 6, 2014
Doh - I got everything apart from January, and my very own birthstone December!!!
maxism
+1
Level 70
Oct 6, 2014
In other words, name the Pokémon game.
AeonQuiz
+2
Level 18
Oct 7, 2014
There's 4 Pokemon games, so no.

It's more like "Name the Eidolon stones from Final Fantasy IX"

Tramp
+1
Level 79
Dec 31, 2016
Hah, yeah. The only reason I managed to get half of these is thanks to FFIX
Danno
+2
Level 67
Oct 11, 2014
Drew a blank on my own month , November. I knew it was yellow and could picture it but not the name.
smiley2
+1
Level 15
Oct 13, 2014
I'm "turquoise, zircon, or tanzanite".
Punewolf
+11
Level 67
Oct 13, 2015
Mine is kidney
DatAngryUnicorn
+4
Level 29
May 21, 2016
My birthstone is an Emerald. The green looks so nice!
HollowYT
+2
Level 51
Nov 10, 2021
Me too!
Minteh
+2
Level 22
Jun 18, 2016
I am Topaz/Citrine
cosmokim
+1
Level 70
Jul 11, 2016
So, we're born in the same month, huh?
JBrommit
+3
Level 67
Dec 31, 2016
Easy when you both worked in a jewellery shop for years AND spent a long time as an actively practicing Wiccan.

(Also, my stone is turquoise. My actual favourites, however, are amethyst, sapphire and garnet. But at least my own's not that bad. I hate pearls and diamonds.)

Sifhraven
+2
Level 76
Aug 13, 2019
I have absolutely nothing with jewelry and the likes. As a child I did have a period of fascination of geology though. (I knew the word palaeontologist when I was 8 haha) And I find amethyst, turqoise and saphire the better looking, especially if you look at the pure forms. I absolutely detest diamonds and pearls and gold. You wouldn't get me to wear it even if you paid me for it ! (I might even have a physical aversion to it, I might not even want to hold it for you while you got your hands full/quickly need to do something. Yes it's deep haha)

I really don't get it, well I do, people like valuable stuff, but yea. I wonder how many people would like the same things if the things that are extremely valuable now are cheap as rubish and vice versa. How society and people's minds work is a fascinating thing.

CosmicCalamity
+3
Level 74
Mar 9, 2025
Dude, this isn't Reddit. 😒
Denzal
+1
Level 52
Dec 31, 2016
When I was looking up birthstone options for a class ring, I thought about mine (peridot) and wasn't interested, but now I love it
Bubblecat
+3
Level 79
Dec 31, 2016
I'm glad you agree that my birthstone is diamond - jewellery companies always insist it's cubic zirconium :P
MauKun
+8
Level 33
Dec 31, 2016
I just remembered Steven Universe names.
Mapii29
+1
Level 32
Jan 3, 2021
Same
Jack213
+6
Level 26
Jan 4, 2017
I did my best to think of Steven Universe gems, then did the rest of them that I knew.....got 6/12....so good quiz :) Also, August's birthstone is also Sardonyx.....please fix
Holiday68
+1
Level 38
Jun 26, 2017
only knew 5 of them because of 2k lmao
jheimlich
+6
Level 23
Jul 7, 2017
Anyone know most of these from Steven Universe???
Ereswent
+2
Level 31
Dec 21, 2017
Yep!
Ereswent
+5
Level 31
Dec 21, 2017
Having watched Steven Universe for years, this helped me a lot. Also Sardonyx should be accepted for August.
CoyoteFang17
+1
Level 68
Dec 21, 2017
London blue topaz is actually December's
ander217
+1
Level 73
Jul 6, 2019
Yes, blue topaz is also now being marketed as one of four birthstones for December.
tralalalalala
+1
Level 51
Nov 4, 2018
I'm peridot
HPaddict
+2
Level 27
Nov 5, 2018
I'm a sapphire, which is great because blue is my favorite color, even though other sapphires are different colors, I still love the blue sapphire the best. I learned about gemstones and things like that at school and I got to hold an actual blue sapphire and ruby, they are absolutely gorgeous
divantilya
+1
Level 36
Apr 3, 2019
Supposedly, the lighter the Sapphire, the more valuable it is.

My Dad gave me a medium blue sapphire ring for my 16th birthday and a white sapphire one for my 21st. (Obviously, I'm September born). My nephew then gave me a dark blue one for my 30th birthday, and that's the one I love the most. The sparkling dark hue reminds me of a deep blue sky or the Caribbean Sea at sunset... Beautiful!

KrazyKookieKing
+1
Level 47
Jan 15, 2019
aquamarine 24
granuaile
+2
Level 78
Jul 6, 2019
Why do some months have more than one birthstone?
Dollyfroggy
+1
Level 63
Sep 6, 2023
I assume they are variations used in different places.
blizzrd33
+1
Level 81
Jul 6, 2019
Geology background got me 11 out of 12, then just had to guess pearl.
AdamH
+1
Level 74
Jul 8, 2019
Dang you William Safire for ruining my ability to spell sapphire.
Flagmaster
+3
Level 51
May 18, 2020
my birthstone is an Emerald
Caro101
+1
Level 39
Mar 21, 2021
The only one I forgot was my own. (Garnet)
lovensunglasses
+2
Level 44
Apr 22, 2021
Try adding lapis lazuli for September. It's what I guessed first!
Terran
+1
Level 71
Sep 21, 2021
I'm opal
GlaucusExquisita
+2
Level 78
Dec 18, 2021
Thank you Dark Cloud 😤
Nikko23
+3
Level 44
Dec 18, 2021
Sardonyx is the original August birthstone, with a history that dates back more than 4,000 years. Learn more about these three August birthstones and discover the perfect gift for those born in the month of August.
FudgyOreo111
+1
Level 44
Dec 18, 2021
Im ruby!
Lapronite
+1
Level 84
Dec 23, 2021
Labradorite for moonstone?
KennethTAA
+1
Level 61
Jan 9, 2023
Im emerald.
FirstPrism
+1
Level 48
Jul 18, 2023
I always forget that sapphire is a birthstone for some reason. I was just about to enter it when my mind was like "no, that's not a birthstone". I flipped out when I saw that the September birthstone was sapphire.
JetPunker180
+1
Level 54
Sep 5, 2023
Is this quiz really sponsored by Jewelry Association of America?

Or it is a joke?

Azerk
+2
Level 64
Sep 5, 2023
It's probably a joke, suggesting that birthstones are really used to make people buy more precious gems
partdavid
+3
Level 74
Sep 5, 2023
Sardonyx is still the original and an "official" birthstone for August and should be accepted (and spinel, apparently); or, an explicit source for the quiz should be given so that the answers can exactly match the source.
BigLaing
+1
Level 70
Sep 5, 2023
I am surprised there are no comments about Diablo / Blizzard. Helped me get most of them.
LAlphy
+2
Level 66
Sep 11, 2023
The strategy is to guess Steven Universe characters, forget how to spell garnet, give up, and then realize you somehow forgot sapphire
wormgod209
+1
Level 34
Sep 17, 2023
how d
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