Natures Birthstones December

The idea that certain precious stones were associated with certain months goes back at least to the 1st century CE; however the custom of wearing the precious stones began in Poland during the 18th century. Though it’s associated with the month you were born in may have been around for centuries, the wearing of jewelry containing your birthstone is a little more recent or modern.

The wearying of one's birthstone is traditionally thought to be lucky, which gemstone does one chose; modern, traditional, zodiac, planetary, talismanic, or maybe Ancient Arabic, Hebrew, Italian, or Roman stones. For example, there are thirteen different stones associated with December, or as Sun/Star, Planetary, Talismanic stones for the Zodiac sign of Sagittarius or Capricorn, because the Zodiac for December crosses over two months. So with the month of December the gemstones are turquoise, blue topaz, tanzanite, zircon, lapis, onyx, ruby, and chrysoprase. The Zodiac signs for Sagittarius and Capricorn include five more stones of agate, garnet, amethyst, sapphire, and beryl.


Here’s a list of the stones associated with the month of December.

Turquoise Modern BirthstoneSun Sign (Star Sign) - Sagittarius Ancient Russian December Birthstone Ancient Polish December Birthstone


Blue Topaz Modern Birthstone Ancient Hindu December Birthstone Zodiac Sign - Sagittarius Sun Sign (Star Sign) - Sagittarius



Tanzanite Modern December Birthstone



Zircon Traditional December Birthstone



Lapis Traditional December Birthstone Planetary Stone - Capricorn



Onyx Mystical December Birthstone Talismanic Stone - Capricorn


Ruby Ayurvedic Birthstone Sun Sign (Star Sign) - Capricorn Ancient Arabic, Hebrew, Italian, and Roman December Birthstone



Agate Sun Sign (Star Sign) - Capricorn


Garnet Sun Sign (Star Sign) - Capricorn




Amethyst Sun Sign (Star Sign) - Sagittarius



Sapphire Sun Sign (Star Sign) - Sagittarius



Beryl Talismanic Stone - Sagittarius

Chrysoprase Ancient Russian December Birthstone Sun Sign (Star Sign) - Gemini


No matter what your choices, all of nature’s creations are beautiful and look at it this way, there will always be something to wear or accent your attire; reflecting your personality and style.

*Research by several websites, mineral/rock books.