August's birthstone is Peridot, and its symbolic meaning is “Marital Happiness & Harmony.”

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CHARACTERISTICS

Bright yellow-green gem. Worshipped as the "sun stone" in ancient Egypt.

EFFECTS & POWER

Dispels negativity and brings positivity

🔎 Mineralogy in depth

Peridot →

Mohs 6.5–7 · Olivine

Spinel →

Mohs 8 · Spinel

More August symbols

Birth flower Sunflower → Birth color Sunflower Yellow →

Zodiac signs in August

♌ Leo → ♍ Virgo →

Birthstone assignments vary by country, organization and era — there is no single official standard. This site uses widely recognized assignments (no invented scores or fortune claims). About our data