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Each month grants us all with a specific birthstone. Whether we adore or hate our particular stone, we're pretty much stuck with it for life. The good news is, there are a variety of stones to choose from. If you don't care for your month, you can always pick a different stone. Birthstone rings are becoming more popular these days, and not just diamonds.

Birthstone rings offer a wonderful variety when searching for that perfect gift for a loved one. In my experience, people enjoy having their stone set in a ring. It breaks us from the norm of mundane jewelry we often encounter in the malls and department stores, and in many occasions, sells for a more reasonable price.

Many folks these days are turning to birthstones as a baby shower gift. Due to the price involved often a couple of friends and/or relitives of the new mom will join together in purchasing a pair of rings with a matching setting using the new baby's birthstone. I am one of those who decided to take a chance with the birthstone setting. When I first began my search for the perfect ring for my wife to celebrate the birth of our first baby, I immediately looked to diamonds. After days of searching the web for that perfect platinum ring with the ideal, yet uniquely cut diamond, I found myself lost in a maze of generic looking jewelry. Fortunately I came up with the idea of a birthstone for the month our baby was due. Afterwards I thought to myself, why didn't I think of this sooner. The first step was to find out our daughter's (yep we cheated lol) birthstone. In reality I only knew my own. Once I discovered her birthstone was Aquamarine, I immediately hopped on my computer, since I've yet to see a selection that can beat the Internet, and searched for birthstone rings. In no time, sites such as ice.com and bluenile.com were popping up like crazy.

After finding that special ring, designed exactly the way I desired, but with a much smaller price than the diamonds I had previously reviewed, I was stoked. Virtually any cut you prefer on the band of your choice is available. A variety of complimenting stones are also an option, to set off the birthstone. The result was a pristine, trillion cut, Aquamarine, surrounded by diamonds and white gold. This ring worked beautifully, my lady was not only shocked, but also pleased at the distinct, yet stunning look of her ring. She gets compliments all the time. When our daughter gets a little older we plan to purchase a matching Aquamarine Birthsone Ring for her.

Your Birthstone is as personal to you as your name. For that reason it is very difficult to asing a single stone to a paticular month. This is the reason that the "common Birthstone" has changed stones over the years. The fallowing chart will give you a varity of choices from modern to the stones of over 1000 years ago.

So why is there 4 different lists? Well Birthstones have been changed over the years and acoording to different beliefs. Therefore we have given you the four most commonly accepted birthstone listings:

1. Modern - This list is from the National Association of Jewelers and was created in 1912. Tanzanite was added to December in 2002 by the American Gem Trade Association. This was done to give consumers a larger choice in stones for December.
2. Traditional - Is derived from the 12 stones on Aaron's breastplate, as told in the book of Exodus in the Old Testament. It can be traced back as far as the 15th century.
3. Mystical - Not much can be found about this list. The only thing that seems certian is that it was found in a book that originated in Tabet and is over 1000 years old.
4. Ayurverdic - This is often thought to be the originl Birthstone list. It comes from Ayurverdic Indian Medician from anciant India. This list goes as far back as 1500 B.C.

Month	Modern	Traditional	Mystical	Ayurverdic
January	Garnet	Garnet	Emerald	Garnet
February	Amethyst	Amethyst	Bloodstone	Amethyst
March	Aquamarine	Bloodstone	Jade	Bloodstone
April	Diamond	Diamond	Opal	Diamond
May	Emerald	Emerald	Sapphire	Agate
June	Pearl Moonstone	Alexandrite	Moonstone	Pearl
July	Ruby	Ruby	Ruby	Ruby
August	Peridot	Sardonyx	Diamond	Sapphire
September	Sapphire	Sapphire	Agate	Moonstone
October	Opal Tourmaline	Tourmaline	Jasper	Opal
November	Yellow Topaz Citrine	Citrine	Pearl	Topaz
December	Turquoise Blue Topaz Tanzanite	Zircon Lapis Lazuli	Onyx	Ruby

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