August Birthstone

Peridot is the birthstone for August.  The Egyptians believed this stone was brought to the earth from an “exploding sun” and called it, “gem of the sun.” They would mine the peridot stone at night, believing it absorbed the sun’s rays and released them at night.

The Romans similarly believed that the olive-green stone glowed in the dark and called it, “the evening gem.”

Its also said to bring happiness to its wearer.