SARDONYXAUGUST BIRTHSTONE |
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 |
AUGUST SENTIMENTS |
GUARDIAN ANGEL | HAMATIEL |
HIS TALISMANIC GEM | DIAMOND |
SPECIAL APOSTLE | JAMES |
HIS GEM | SARDONYX |
SPECIAL FLOWER | POPPY |