What are the October birthstones?
A little fun fact about October: it has a birthstone duo! Opal is the traditional birthstone for the month of October, however, the National Association of Jewelers came to the consensus that the opal gemstone was too feminine. Because it is very popular to wear your birthstone as a cherishable jewelry piece, opal’s durability came into question. Opal sits at a six on the Mohs Hardness Scale while tourmaline scores a seven. Due to these concerns, tourmaline was added to be the modern October birthstone in 2002. Being mistaken for other gemstones, tourmaline comes in a variety of different colors, similarly to the rainbow display of Opal.