Monthly Birthstone Color Guide-Purple garnets and brown sapphires? YES!

Birthstones come in a variety of shapes and sizes and even colors! This great infographic shows the range of colors, including the lesser known ones.

Metaphysical and Physical Qualities of Amethyst

Name: Amethyst

Gorgeous Amethyst Crystal Healing Bracelet by Dawn Hill Designs

Also known as:  Purple Quartz, Amethystine Agate, Bishops Stone, Lavendine, Spirit Quartz, SiO₂

Family: Quartz

Habit:Hexagonal prisms

Mohs Hardness: 7

Correspondences

Element(s): Air

The Folkloric Meanings of Monthly Birthstones

Traditional Meanings of the Best Known Birthstones Associated With Each Month

January – Garnet signifies everlasting friendship and trust.

Birthstone Posts by *DHD

Here are all the birthstone blogs that I have listed for the entire year. Now that I have come full circle I thought it was time to put them all in one place for ease of use. I hope you find this helpful.

January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December

Birthstones by day of the Week

Birthstones for the Month of February

Birthstones-Month of February

The February-born shall find

Sincerity and peace of mind,

Freedom from passion and from care,

If they an amethyst will wear.

~ Tiffany & Co. published this poem and others for each month for the first time in a pamphlet in 1870.

February Birthstones in the raw. Pearl, hyacinth, amethyst, aquamarine, moonstone

Sun Signs: Aquarius-Amethyst     Pisces-Aquamarine

15th- 20th century-amethyst, hyacinth (zircon), pearl

U.S. (18th-19th century)-amethyst

U.S. (*modern)-amethyst

Britain (modern)-amethyst

Hindu-chandrakanta (moonstone)

February Birthstone jewelry. Pearl bead, hyacinth pendant, amethyst earrings, aquamarine pendant , moonstone ring

*The American, National Association of Jewelers met in Kansas and officially adopted a list which was and is used as the “modern” version of birthstones with very limited changes.

You may also like some other birthstone posts from this blog:

January  February   March   April   May   June
July   August   September   October   November   December