August Birthstone Beads
August birthstone beads: peridot in olive green, spinel in black and red, and banded sardonyx agate, the 3 stones of the eighth month. Peridot has been August's stone for a century, sardonyx is the older traditional stone, and spinel was added to the modern list in 2016. Peridot comes mostly in tiny microfaceted rounds and rondelles in a yellow green that no other stone matches; black spinel in microfacets that read like black diamonds; and sardonyx in smooth and matte rounds banded in red, brown, black and white. In metaphysical belief peridot is associated with warmth and good fortune, spinel with renewal, and sardonyx with courage and clear speech. The full ranges are on the peridot, spinel and sardonyx pages.
