Jewelry Birthstones Wizard

Wear a Carnelian or for thee
No conjugal felicity;
The August-born without this stone
'Tis said, must live unloved, alone.
She, loving once and always, wears, if wise,
Carnelian - and her home is paradise.
The modern day birthstone for the month of August is the Peridot. This stone was once called 'topazius' being found on the Isle of Topazus in the Red Sea. During the 15th to 20th century the favored birthstone for the month of August was the Moonstone.
The Peridot
Rare Moonstone cabochon showing optical phenomena called cats eye in multiple colors.

