SPRING GEMSTONES
- AMETHYST
- GREEN DIAMOND
- CHRYSOBERYL
- SPINEL
- PINK TOPAZ
- PERIDOT
- EMERALD
SUMMER GEMSTONES
- ZIRCON
- DEMANTOID GARNET
- ALEXANDRITE
- SPINEL
- PINK TOPAZ
- RUBY
- FIRE OPAL
AUTUMN GEMSTONES
- REDDISH ZIRCON
- TOPAZ
- SAPPHIRE
- REDDISH ORANGE ZIRCON
- SMOKEY QUARTZ
- BRN SILKY CORUNDUM
- TOURMALINE
- ORIENTAL CHRYSOLITE
WINTER GEMSTONES
- DIAMOND
- ROCK CRYSTAL
- WHITE SAPPHIRE
- TURQUOISE
- QUARTZ
- MOONSTONE
- PEARL
- LABRADORITE
GEMS FOR DAYS OF THE WEEK
TRADITIONAL GEM PHENOMENAL GEM
- SUNDAY TOPAZ SUNSTONE
- MONDAY PEARL MOONSTONE
- TUESDAY RUBY STAR SAPPHIRE
- WEDNESDAY AMETHYST STAR RUBY
- THURSDAY SAPPHIRE CAT'S-EYE
- FRIDAY EMERALD ALEXANDRITE
- SATURDAY TURQUOISE LABRADORITE
REFERENCES
"THE CURIOUS LORE OF PRECIOUS STONES"
406 PAGES, 1913, GEORGE FREDERICK KUNZ
AND FOR MORE MODERN INFORMATION: jewelers.org gemsociety.org gemstone.org
ACCORDING TO KUNZ, IN HIS BOOK, THE IDEA OF BIRTHSTONES FOR EACH OF THE 12 MONTHS ORIGINATED WITH THE GEMSTONES IN THE BREASTPLATE OF THE HIGH PRIEST (OR THE BREASTPLATE OF AARON). INSTRUCTIONS FOR MAKING THE BREASTPLATE ARE FOUND IN EXODUS 28, 15-30.
A FEW OLD & GENERALLY OUT OF DATE GEMSTONE NAMES & WHAT THEY REFERRED TO (ACTUAL IDENTITY OFTEN UNKNOWN)