Stones

River Jewelry offers a full line of traditional birthstone earrings, pendants, and rings that make wonderful personalized gifts for family members. Select from our extensive inventory of custom jewelry or loose handpicked natural gemstones. Most stones can be set in a traditional mounting within 24 hours, often in the same day.

BIRTHSTONES BY MONTH

January
Garnet. Ranging in color from red to golden orange brown to deep reddish purples. A higher priced variety is tsavorite (green).

February
Amethyst. A variety of quartz. Light to dark royal purple.

March
Aquamarine. A pale bright blue stone. A recent find in Africa has yielded darker blue stones.

April
Diamond. River Jewelry has a full line of diamond earrings and pendants already set at competitive prices. Or choose a stone from our inventory of ideal cut diamonds. We have several "D" color stones in stock, with GIA certificates.

May
Emerald. A variety of beryl. No other gemstone can match the intense beautiful green of an emerald. Natural emeralds contain inclusions referred to as "jardin" (garden).

June
Alexandrite. A variety of chrysoberyl with that changes color depending on the light spectrum, from violet to green. Rare and quite expensive. Pearls are often used as an alternate for June.

July
Ruby. A variety of corundum ( aluminum oxide) with color imparted by trace elements. Durable. Ranges in color from hot pink to deep red, sometimes with a hint of violet or orange.

August
Peridot. Pale yellowish green to a medium green with slightly more blue.

September
Sapphire. Corundum (aluminum oxide) in every color but red, although deep azure blues are considered the most desirable. We also carry, pink, golden, yellow, pastel blue, multicolored, and green sapphires.

October
Opal. Intensely multicolored silicate. All of our opal is Australian, and we have many beautiful earrings, pendants and rings on display.

November
Topaz. Most topaz available today ranges in color from sky blue to a strong dark blue. Affordable. We also carry natural yellow, golden brown, and imperial color topazes.

December
Zircon. A natural stone mined mostly in Sri Lanka. Doubly refractive, bright, and pleasing to the eye, deeper blue zircons have a slight greenish tint. We also carry pale blue, brown, green and golden zircons.