September (Sapphire)

Sapphire is the birthstone for the month of September. It is also one of the birth stones for the Zodiac signs of Pisces, Taurus, Virgo and Sagittarius. 
Sapphire comes from the Greek word for blue, sappheiros, and this gem provides the most beautiful blues of the gem kingdom. The ancient Persians believed the earth rests on a giant Sapphire. Its reflection, they said, made the sky blue. 
Sapphire also comes in beautiful pinks, yellows, oranges, and peach and violet colours. These other colours are often referred to as fancy Sapphire. In fact, Sapphire comes in every colour but red, because a red Sapphire would be a ruby: both are the mineral corundum. 
Its powers include spiritual enlightenment and inner peace. Significant sapphire deposits are found in Eastern Australia, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Madagascar, East Africa and in the United States at various locations (Gem Mountain) and in the Missouri River near Helena, Montana.