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The Navratnas and birthstones at a glance: what each is called, what it is worn for, and where it comes from.
The Navratnas
Each of these stones answers to a planet. Four are also birthstones.
Yellow Sapphire
Pukhraj
Type Navratna
Colour Yellow
Worn for Jupiter (Brihaspati)
Found in Sri Lanka, Thailand, USA, Burma, Australia
Emerald
Panna
Type Navratna and birthstone
Colour Green
Worn for Mercury (Budh), and birthstone for May
Found in Colombia, Zambia, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan
Ruby
Manek
Type Navratna and birthstone
Colour Red
Worn for the Sun (Ravi), and birthstone for July
Found in India, Burma, Madagascar, Mozambique, Sri Lanka
Blue Sapphire
Neelam
Type Navratna and birthstone
Colour Blue
Worn for Saturn (Shani), and birthstone for September
Found in India, Sri Lanka, Burma, USA, Australia, Kenya
Pearl
Moti
Type Navratna and birthstone
Colour White
Worn for the Moon (Chandra), and birthstone for June
Found in China, Japan, Australia, USA, Persian Gulf
Cat's Eye
Lehsunia
Type Navratna
Colour Green
Worn for Ketu
Found in India, Brazil, Sri Lanka, Burma, Madagascar
Hessonite
Gomedh
Type Navratna
Colour Orangish brown
Worn for Rahu
Found in Sri Lanka, South Africa, USA, Pakistan, Brazil, Kenya
Coral
Moonga
Type Navratna
Colour Red-orange (common)
Worn for Mars (Mangal)
Found in Australia, Italy, Japan, Philippines, India
Birthstones
Birth-month stones beyond the Navratnas. Emerald, ruby, blue sapphire and pearl are above.
Garnet
Tambda
Colour Red (common)
Birth month January
Found in Sri Lanka, Tanzania, USA, Zambia, Madagascar
Amethyst
Katela
Colour Purple
Birth month February
Found in Australia, China, UK, USA, Brazil, India, Russia
Aquamarine
Beruch
Colour Sky blue
Birth month March
Found in India, Madagascar, USA, Namibia, Zambia, Russia
White Sapphire
Safed Pukhraj
Colour White
Birth month April
Found in Sri Lanka, Thailand, USA, Burma, Australia
Zircon
Zircon
Colour White (common)
Birth month April, as a replacement
Found in India, Sri Lanka, Burma, France, Australia, Norway
Peridot
Jabardast
Colour Olive green
Birth month August
Found in St. John’s Isle, Burma, Norway, Mexico, Hawaii
Opal
Opal
Colour White (common)
Birth month October
Found in Australia, Ethiopia, Brazil, USA, Zaire
Citrine
Sunela
Colour Yellow
Birth month November
Found in Australia, China, UK, USA, Brazil, India, Russia
Turquoise
Firoza
Colour Pale blue to sea green
Birth month December
Found in Iran, Iraq, Turkey, China, Egypt, Tibet, USA
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