Peridot is August's Birthstone
If you're still young enough to remember your birthday, you
probably also remember the special birthstone assigned to it.
But at your age, we bet you don't really know the SIGNIFICANCE
of your birthstone and what power the ancients felt would be
bestowed about you by wearing it. August Birthstone: Peridot
Birthstone Properties: Illumination Alternative Birthstone:
Sardonyx Peridot is the birthstone for August and 16th
anniversary gemstone. Its name comes from the Arabic word
"faridat," meaning gem. Peridot is sometimes referred to as an