The History of the birthstone is now well documented. The Birthstone List showing gemstones for different months put out by the American National Association of Jewelers is also now widely accepted. However,one has a lot of choice in the selection of Birthstone gems and Birthstone Jewelry with the apt birthstone gem stones. The breastplate of Aaron, the origin of the birthstone list, has birthstone gemstones corresponding to the zodiac signs and not calendar months. In fact, the present calendar months system was not known at the time of the exodus. So you can choose your birthstone based on the calendar month or the zodiac sign under which you were born. This is the birthstone list of gemstones corresponding to zodiac signs.The choice of birthstone gems for each zodiac sign is again open to interpretation. E.g., in the olden days, both rubies and garnets were classified as carbuncles. Moreover, all gemstones were not easily available all over the world. So some gem scholars give more importance to the color of the gemstone used in the breast plate of Aaron, rather than the name. Our Birthstone Colors Chart will give you a match of the color corresponding to each month and the choice of gemstones available for each color.

To get information about an individual birthstone click on the calendar month or zodiac sign of your choice.