Complete Birthstone Guide

Birthstones by Month

Twelve months. Fifteen stones. Every piece ships with a Transparency Manifest showing the full cost breakdown. Find your month below.

January
Garnet

Deep red silicate. The traveler's stone. 6.5-7.5 Mohs.

From $295
February
Amethyst

Purple quartz. Once rarer than diamonds. 7 Mohs.

From $195
March
Aquamarine

Blue beryl. Emerald's sister. Iron creates the ocean color. 7.5-8 Mohs.

From $395
April
Diamond

Pure carbon. 10 Mohs. Natural and lab-grown. Six color variations.

From $495
May
Emerald

Green beryl. Chromium fire. Natural and lab-grown. 7.5-8 Mohs.

From $395
June2 Stones
Pearl & Alexandrite

Pearl: only gem from a living creature. Alexandrite: our flagship. Color-change chrysoberyl.

From $295
July
Ruby

King of gems. Corundum + chromium. 9 Mohs. Natural and lab-grown (Djeva #8).

From $420
August
Peridot

Volcanic olivine. Found in meteorites. Only one color. 6.5-7 Mohs.

From $245
September
Sapphire

Corundum. Iron + titanium = blue. 9 Mohs. Natural and lab-grown (Djeva Swiss).

From $395
October2 Stones
Opal & Tourmaline

Opal: play-of-color from silica spheres. Tourmaline: boron silicate in every color.

From $345
November2 Stones
Topaz & Citrine

Imperial topaz: rare orange fire. Citrine: accessible honey gold. Both warm, both honest.

From $195
December
Tanzanite

Blue-violet zoisite. One source: Tanzania. 1,000x rarer than diamond. 6-7 Mohs.

From $495
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Every piece ships with a full cost breakdown. Stone identity, origin, treatment status, setting, craftsmanship, and our margin. No hidden markups. No mystery pricing.

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Real Gemstones Only

No CZ. No glass. No nano crystal. No simulants. Every stone is the mineral it claims to be, whether natural or lab-grown. The Manifest states which.

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Lab-Grown Options

Where available, we carry lab-grown versions at a fraction of natural prices. Same chemistry. Same beauty. Different origin. Always disclosed.

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Insured Shipping

Every order ships fully insured. The shipping cost is on the Manifest too. Because even the logistics should be transparent.

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Birthstone FAQs

June (Pearl and Alexandrite), October (Opal and Tourmaline), and November (Topaz and Citrine).

Alexandrite (June). Natural fine quality exceeds $10,000-$70,000 per carat. We carry it as a lab-grown Czochralski chrysoberyl, our flagship stone.

Diamond (April) at 10 Mohs. Ruby and sapphire at 9. Alexandrite at 8.5. The softest are pearl (2.5-4.5) and opal (5.5-6.5).

Yes. Lab-grown diamond, emerald, sapphire, ruby, and alexandrite. All chemically identical to natural. Always disclosed on the Manifest.

A full cost breakdown shipped with every piece: stone cost, setting, craftsmanship, shipping, and our protocol fee (margin). No hidden costs.