August 23 – September 22 · Earth

Virgo birthstones

Virgo carries Sapphire and Carnelian in the zodiac tradition.

Sapphire

Composition Aluminium oxide (Al₂O₃) — corundum coloured by iron and titanium
Hardness · System 9 · Trigonal

Padparadscha — a pink-orange sapphire named after the lotus flower — is the rarest colour and outprices most blues.

Traditionally associated with judgement, focus and keeping a promise.

Carnelian

Composition Chalcedony coloured by iron oxide
Hardness · System 6.5–7 · Trigonal

Like sardonyx, hot sealing wax does not stick to it — the practical reason it dominated ancient seal-making.

Traditionally associated with drive, appetite and getting started.

Sign or month?

Virgo runs August 23 – September 22, which crosses two calendar months — so the zodiac stone and the monthly birthstone may or may not agree depending on your exact date. Neither system overrules the other; the zodiac one is simply older.

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