Birthstone Guide

Month	Modern Birthstone	Alternate Stones	Traditional Birthstone
Jauary	Garnet	Rose Quartz	Garnet
February	Amethyst	Onyx	Amethyst
March	Aquamarine	Red Jasper (Bloodstone)	Red Jasper (Bloodstone)
April	Diamond	Rock Crystal (Quartz)	Diamond or Sapphire
May	Emerald	Chrysoprase	Emerald or Agate
June	Pearl or Moonstone	Alexandrite	Alexandrite or Emerald
July	Ruby	Jade or Carnelian	Ruby or Onyx
August	Peridot	Aventurine, Sardonyx or Sapphire	Sapphire or Carnelian
September	Sapphire	Lapis Iazuli	Sapphire or Peridot
October	Opal	Pink Tourmaline	Opal
November	Yellow Topaz	Citrine or Turquoise	Citrine or Topaz
December	Turqoise	Lapis Iazuli or Tanzanite	Zircon or Ruby

Anniversary Guide

Years	Traditional	Modern	Gems
1st	Paper	Clocks	Gold Jewelry
2nd	Cotton	China	Garnet
3rd	Leather	Crystal or Glass	Pearls
4th	Fruit or Flowers	Appliances	Blue Topaz
5th	Wood	Silverware	Sapphire
6th	Candy or Iron	Wood	Amethyst
7th	Wool or Copper	Desk Sets	Onyx
8th	Bronze or Pottery	Linens or Lace	Tourmaline
9th	Pottery or Willow	Leather	Lapis
10th	Tin or Aluminum	Diamond Jewelry	Diamonds
11th	Steel	Fashion Jewelry	Turquoise
12th	Silk or Linen	Pearls	Jade
13th	Lace	Textiles or Furs	Citrine
14th	Ivory	Gold Jewelry	Opal
15th	Crystal	Watches	Ruby
20th	China	Platinum	Peridot
25th	Silver	Silver	Silver Jubilee
30th	Pearl	Diamond	Pearl Jubilee
35th	Coral	Jade	Emerald
40th	Ruby	Ruby	Ruby
45th	Sapphire	Sapphire	Sapphire
50th	Gold	Gold	Gold Jubilee
55th	Emerald	Emerald	Alexandrite
60th	Diamond	Diamond	Diamond Jubilee