12月

December Birthstone

Turquoise / Tanzanite · ターコイズ

MEANING

Success, Prosperity & Safe Travel

CHARACTERISTICS

Blue stone also called Turkish stone. Long used as a travel talisman.

EFFECTS & POWER

Wards off evil and enhances communication

🔎 Mineralogy in depth

Turquoise →

Mohs 5–6 · Turquoise (phosphate)

Tanzanite →

Mohs 6–7 · Zoisite

Zircon →

Mohs 6.5–7.5 · Zircon (silicate)

More December symbols

Birth flower Poinsettia → Birth color Silver Gray →

Zodiac signs in December

Sagittarius → Capricorn →

Birthstone assignments vary by country, organization and era — there is no single official standard. This site uses widely recognized assignments (no invented scores or fortune claims). About our data