Peridot - Birthstone for August
The birthstone for the month of August, the Peridot shares the month of August with the exotic Spinel. The Peridot has been prized as a jeweller’s stone since ancient times. One of the only stones that can be found in just one colour – green, but with considerable variations, a peridot’s particular shade depends on its source. The Peridot shares the month of August with Spinel an equally beautiful an exotic gem.
The origin of the name Peridot is uncertain. It has possibly been derived from an Anglo-Norman or Arabic words. Peridot is the yellowish-green gemstone known to the Egyptians as “the Gem of the Sun’’. It is sometimes called chrysolite as it is a yellowish-green transparent variety of olivine.
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- Formular-(Mg, Fe)2SiO4
- Crystal System- Orthorhombic
- Chemical composition- Magnicium. Iron, Silicate
- Hardness - 6.5- 7.0 Moh’s scale
Peridot gemstones come from Myanmar, Pakistan, Vietnam, Tanzania, Madagascar, Brazil, and the United States of America.
Healing Property of Peridot
The Peridot has long been thought to aid friendship as well as purify the mind of negative thoughts particularly those of envy. It has also been credited with endowing its wearer with delight and good cheer, while attracting lovers and strengthening the eyes. It also believed to dissolve enchantments and to exert its full potential if set in gold.