The December birthstone is Turquoise
Anyone born in December has Turquoise, Tanzanite, Zircon as their birthstone, all three being recognised in the modern list. The stone is typically blue to teal. The older traditional list gives Turquoise instead.
What is the birthstone for December?
Turquoise, and since the list was extended, Tanzanite and Zircon as well. Any of them is correct, which is mostly a convenience: it gives a wider range of prices and colours for the same month.
Why are there two different December birthstones?
Because there are two lists. The traditional stones descend from much older European and Middle Eastern associations, which varied by region and never fully agreed. The modern list was fixed in 1912 by the American jewellery trade to end that confusion, and it replaced Turquoise with Turquoise for December. Both are defensible; the modern one is what shops use. Lists in other countries differ again, so a British, Indian or Japanese list may not match this one.
What colour is the December birthstone?
Turquoise is blue to teal. Natural stones vary considerably in tone and saturation, so two stones of the same type can look quite different, and colour alone is not a reliable way to identify one.
Questions
- What is the birthstone for December?
- Turquoise, Tanzanite, Zircon.
- What colour is it?
- Turquoise is blue to teal.
- What is the December birth flower?
- Narcissus.
- Does the birthstone depend on the day, not just the month?
- No. Birthstones are assigned by calendar month, so every date in December shares the same stone.
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