The March birthstone is Aquamarine
Anyone born in March has Aquamarine, Bloodstone as their birthstone, all three being recognised in the modern list. The stone is typically pale blue. The older traditional list gives Bloodstone instead.
What is the birthstone for March?
Aquamarine, and since the list was extended, Bloodstone 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 March 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 Bloodstone with Aquamarine for March. 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 March birthstone?
Aquamarine is pale blue. 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 March?
- Aquamarine, Bloodstone.
- What colour is it?
- Aquamarine is pale blue.
- What is the March birth flower?
- Daffodil.
- Does the birthstone depend on the day, not just the month?
- No. Birthstones are assigned by calendar month, so every date in March shares the same stone.