August Birthstones

Listed below are August’s birthstone depending on the designation of the relevant calanders.

  • Modern: Peridot and Spinel
  • Traditional: Sardonyx,Carnelian and Alexandrite
  • Tibetian: Diamond
  • Indian: Ruby

Wear a Sardonyx or for thee
No conjugal felicity;
The August-born without this stone,
‘Tis said must live unloved and lone.

Gregorian Birthstone Poem