The January birthstone is Garnet
Anyone born in January has Garnet as their birthstone. The stone is typically deep red.
Modern stone
Garnet
the only modern stone
Traditional stone
Garnet
same as the modern list
Birth flower
Carnation
January has 31 days
Modern list as standardised by the American National Association of Jewelers, 1912, with later additions
What is the birthstone for January?
Garnet. It is the single recognised stone for the month in the modern list.
Why are there two different January birthstones?
For January the two lists agree, so the question does not arise. Garnet appears as the January stone in both the traditional associations and the 1912 standardised list. Lists in other countries differ again, so a British, Indian or Japanese list may not match this one.
What colour is the January birthstone?
Garnet is deep red. 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 January?
- Garnet.
- What colour is it?
- Garnet is deep red.
- What is the January birth flower?
- Carnation.
- Does the birthstone depend on the day, not just the month?
- No. Birthstones are assigned by calendar month, so every date in January shares the same stone.
Every month
February: AmethystMarch: AquamarineApril: DiamondMay: EmeraldJune: PearlJuly: RubyAugust: PeridotSeptember: SapphireOctober: OpalNovember: TopazDecember: Turquoise
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