AUGUST

SARDONYX/PERIDOT

LETS FACE IT. WHEN THE PERSON WHO MADE UP THE ORIGINAL BIRTHSTONES GOT TO AUGUST, HE WAS TIRED. (I KNOW IT WAS A MAN, PROBABLY A SCIENCE TEACHER) WHO EVER HEARD OF SARDONYX AND PERIDOT? DOES ANYONE REALLY KNOW WHAT EITHER OF THEM LOOKS LIKE?

I ACTUALLY KNOW WHAT A PERIDOT LOOKS LIKE, BECAUSE IT'S MY DAUGHTERS BIRTHSTONE AND IT'S IN MY MOTHER'S RING. IT'S DESCRIBED AS CLEAR OLIVE OR GOLDEN GREEN...(YOU KNOW MILITARY COLORS--A GUY THING).

I LOOKED IN ALL OF MY LITTLE GEMSTONE BOOKS AND COULDN'T FIND A DARN THING ABOUT SARDONYX. I DID GET AN EMAIL ABOUT IT ONCE, BUT I ACCIDENTLY DELETED IT BEFORE I COULD UPDATE MY SITE. IF SOMEONE WOULD SEND ME ANOTHER EMAIL ABOUT SARDONYX, I PROMISE, I WILL ADD IT. WHO KNOWS, MAYBE SARDONYX IS NOT SO INSIGNIFICANT AFTER ALL NOT JUST IMAGINARY.