Friends & Resources

This page is a curated directory of the outside sources BirthstoneMeaning leans on: the record of the modern birthstone list, the care advice we check our own against, and where we go to find other sites worth reading.

Each inclusion has a narrow editorial use and carries no endorsement or SEO guarantee.

By BirthstoneMeaning EditorialPublished July 30, 2026Fact-checked against GIA & International Gem Society

Which Reference Sources Do We Use?

Two of them. The Gemological Institute of America publishes the jewelry care guidance we check our own cleaning advice against. Jewelers of America keeps the industry record of the modern U.S. birthstone list, which is how a month gets a stone in the first place.

Gemological Institute of America
Jewelry care and cleaning guidance. We check anything we tell you to do to a stone against it first.
Jewelers of America
The industry record of the modern U.S. month-by-month birthstone list, including the stones added after 1912.

“The safest cleaning methods are also the easiest.”
— Gemological Institute of America, Tips on Caring for Jewelry

Which Website-Discovery Resource Do We Use?

We use Backlink Dirs to discover sites that accept listings, resource suggestions, and editorial submissions. Inclusion here is not a quality or ranking endorsement.

Backlink Dirs
A directory for finding websites that accept listings, resource suggestions, and other editorial submissions.

Can I Suggest a Resource?

Yes. Website owners may suggest a birthstone, crystal-practice, jewelry-care, or website-discovery resource. We review every suggestion for accuracy, relevance, and reader value. We may edit a description or decline a submission that misses those standards.

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How Do We Review Resources?

We review resources for task-specific evidence, reader value, and relevance. A listing is never an endorsement or ranking guarantee.

How does BirthstoneMeaning choose editorial sources?

Every source here has one job. Care references have to tell us what is safe to do to a stone you own. Industry references have to document the modern U.S. birthstone list. A link earns its place because a reader can use it. Nobody paid for a slot and nobody asked for one.

Does a listing mean BirthstoneMeaning endorses a website?

No. A listing means the resource has a narrow editorial or discovery use. It is not a guarantee of accuracy, service quality, search ranking, or future inclusion.

Can I suggest a resource for this page?

Yes. Email a birthstone, crystal-practice, jewelry-care, or website-discovery resource. We review it for accuracy, relevance, and reader value, and we may decline or remove a listing.