Beautiful green Peridot is the birthstone for August. A symbol of dignity, fame, and protection, peridot attracts love and wealth while soothing nervousness. Peridot is considered a semi-precious stone.
Color:
Presents itself in a range of green hues, including yellowish green, lime, olive green, medium, and dark green shades.
Source:
Arizona’s San Carlos Indian Reservation in the US is the most significant source of peridot today. Other sources are Burma, Pakistan, Kenya, Mexico, Australia, Brazil, China, and Eygpt.
Age: As jewelry, peridot was used in Ancient Egypt, and was prized by Egyptian pharaohs.
Family: Forsteritic olivine
Hardness: 6.5-7 on the Mohs scale
Gemstone Properties/Healing Properties:
A symbol of dignity, fame, and protection, peridot is said to attract love and wealth while pacifying one’s temper. Health-wise, peridot helps increase one’s vitality and strength. It also soothes nervousness, and aids liver, lungs and adrenal function.
Fun Facts/Stories:
The Egyptians called peridot the gem of the sun. It’s been associated with light throughout the times. Some peridots have traveled to Earth in meteorites; these “extraterrestrial” peridots are very rare indeed.
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