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    • These are the birthstones by month: garnet (January), amethyst (February), aquamarine (March), diamond (April), emerald (May), alexandrite (June), ruby (July), peridot (August), sapphire (September), tourmaline (October), citrine (November), and tanzanite (December).

    Some months also have alternative and/or traditional stones.

    Click on any month name in the chart below to learn about its birthstones and get inspiration for your next piece of birthstone jewelry!

    Birthstones by Month

    January Birthstone: Garnet

    Properties: Garnet is a silicate mineral group of several related species of lustrous gemstones, which range from transparent to opaque.

    Garnet has a reasonably tough Mohs hardness rating of around 7.

    Colors: While the most common color for garnet is red, you can find garnets in almost any color. Blue garnets, the rarest, were discovered in the 1990s.

    Rarity: Most garnet species are not rare.

    Some notable exceptions are tsavorite and demantoid green garnets.

    Name: The name garnet possibly derives from the Latin pomumgranat

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