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SARDONYXALTERNATE PERIDOT FAME, DIGNITY, PROTECTION, FRIENDSHIP |
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| WORD ORIGIN | GREEK SARD+ONYX: BROWNISH RED+WHITE STONE |
| MINERAL | BANDED CHALCEDONY QUARTZ |
| FORMULA | SiO2 |
| COLOR SOURCE | BROWNISH RED IMPARTED BY IRON |
| LUSTER | VITREOUS |
| STREAK | WHITE |
| HARDNESS | 6.5 - 7 |
| DENSITY | 2.6 |
| LORE | Banded nature of stone gives communicating eloquence to orator, happiness to couples |
| HISTORY | Stone of ancients, a 3000 year old B+K Phoenician 74 carat stone now valued at $58 million |
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AUGUST SENTIMENTS |
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| GUARDIAN ANGEL | HAMATIEL |
| HIS TALISMANIC GEM | DIAMOND |
| SPECIAL APOSTLE | JAMES |
| HIS GEM | SARDONYX |
| SPECIAL FLOWER | POPPY |
