The modern birthstone(s) for June are Pearl, Alexandrite, Moonstone. Traditional birthstone(s) are Pearl, Alexandrite. Zultanite — gem-quality color-change diaspore from Türkiye — is not an official June birthstone.

Modern birthstone

The modern June birthstone list, established by the American National Association of Jewelers in 1912 and updated periodically since, includes: Pearl, Alexandrite, Moonstone.

Traditional birthstone

The traditional birthstone list (drawing from older European and Polish gem-month associations) for June includes: Pearl, Alexandrite.

Where Zultanite fits

Not an official June birthstone, but frequently proposed as a Türkiye-sourced alternative to Russian-discovered alexandrite — both are color-change gems though chemically distinct.

How birthstone lists work

There is no single global authority on birthstones — modern, traditional, mystical (Tibetan), and Ayurvedic lists all differ. Zultanite was discovered too late (commercial production began in the early 2000s) to enter any of the historical lists.