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Tsarstone collectors guide


Birthstone

Birthstone
A gemstone that has been associated, by superstitions and religious tradition as appropriate to the time or month of one's birth. There are also birthstones for days, hours, signs of the zodiac, and seasons. Also called natal-stone.
Bibliographic details
Page title Definition of Birthstone
Author David Weinberg
Website title Alexandrite Tsarstone Collectors Guide
Date published 03 July 2010 04:47 UTC
Date accessed 01 June 2026 14:30 UTC
Permanent link http://w.alexandrite.com/viewpage.html?id=GG-087-00003
AMA style
David Weinberg. "Definition of Birthstone". In Alexandrite Tsarstone Collectors Guide. July 03, 2010, 04:47 UTC. Available at: http://w.alexandrite.com/viewpage.html?id=GG-087-00003. Accessed June 01, 2026.
APA style
"Definition of Birthstone". (2010, July 03). In Alexandrite Tsarstone Collectors Guide. Retrieved 14:30, June 01, 2026, from http://w.alexandrite.com/viewpage.html?id=GG-087-00003.
Bluebook style
"Definition of Birthstone", http://w.alexandrite.com/viewpage.html?id=GG-087-00003 (last visited June 01, 2026).
Bluebook: Harvard JOLT style
See Alexandrite Tsarstone Collectors Guide, "Definition of Birthstone", http://w.alexandrite.com/viewpage.html?id=GG-087-00003 (A gemstone that has been associated, by superstitions and religious tradition as appropriate to the time or month of one's birth. There are also birthstones for days, hours, signs of the zodiac, and seasons. Also called natal-stone.) (as of Jun. 01, 2026, 14:30 GMT).
CBE/CSE style
David Weinberg. "Definition of Birthstone". In Alexandrite Tsarstone Collectors Guide. 2010 Jul 03, 04:47 UTC.[Internet], Alexandrite Tsarstone Collectors Guide; 2010 Jul 03, 04:47 UTC [cited 2026 Jun 01]. Available from: http://w.alexandrite.com/viewpage.html?id=GG-087-00003.
Chicago style
David Weinberg, "Definition of Birthstone", http://w.alexandrite.com/viewpage.html?id=GG-087-00003, (accessed June 01, 2026).
MLA style
"Definition of Birthstone". Alexandrite Tsarstone Collectors Guide. 03 Jul 2010, 04:47 UTC. 01 Jun 2026 http://w.alexandrite.com/viewpage.html?id=GG-087-00003
MHRA style
David Weinberg, "Definition of Birthstone", Alexandrite Tsarstone Collectors Guide, 03 July 2010, 04:47 UTC, http://w.alexandrite.com/viewpage.html?id=GG-087-00003 [accessed 01 June 2026].
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