Traditionally, Peridot is the Birthstone for August
Born in the month of August?
Then, peridot (pronounced pear-ih-doh) is the lovely lime
green gemstone for you.
Peridot is also known as Chrysolite, and Olivine. The name comes from the Greek
language, but no one seems to agree on exactly HOW it got its name.
The stone itself, is always green. It can be a very pale pastel green,
lime green, olive green, emerald green, bottle green or grass
green - but - it is always GREEN. The iron content in the stone is
what accounts for the green hue. To the eye, peridot appears to
have an "oily" luster to it, and truly exquisite specimens are rare.
Some interesting things that are associated with peridot are: Peridot is called the "Gem of the Sun".
You are supposed to be able to drive evil spirits away with a peridot, but ONLY if you pierce the stone, and wear it around your left arm - suspended from a cord made of donkey hair. (Want to try THAT one?)
If you have a fever, and happen to have a loose peridot to hold under your tongue, it will take away your thirst.
One wearing peridot will be relieved of any envious thoughts.
It used to be thought to cure liver disease and dropsy.
On your 6th wedding anniversary - give peridot
Large, gemstone quality peridot is rarely found.
A "legend" about peridot, is that in New Mexico and Arizona, the ants mined peridot and brought it to the surface to build their anthills. Actually, the gemstone is just there on the surface in abundance - naturally.
Peridot is found in meteorites.
It used to be called "the evening emerald".
Peridot rates 6.5 on the Mohs scale of hardness.
Worldwide, it is found in Mexico, Germany, Australia, China, Norway, Burma (which is now Myanmar), the Island of Zebirget in the Red Sea, Brazil, Kenya, Sri Lanka (which was Ceylon),
St. John's Island (Egypt), South Africa, Pakistan, Tanzania, and in the United States, in Arizona, New Mexico, and Hawaii.
The chemical composition of peridot is (Mg,Fe)2SiO4, or Magnesium Iron Silicate
Born in the month of August?
Then, peridot (pronounced pear-ih-doh) is the lovely lime
green gemstone for you.
Peridot is also known as Chrysolite, and Olivine. The name comes from the Greek
language, but no one seems to agree on exactly HOW it got its name.
The stone itself, is always green. It can be a very pale pastel green,
lime green, olive green, emerald green, bottle green or grass
green - but - it is always GREEN. The iron content in the stone is
what accounts for the green hue. To the eye, peridot appears to
have an "oily" luster to it, and truly exquisite specimens are rare.
Some interesting things that are associated with peridot are: Peridot is called the "Gem of the Sun".
You are supposed to be able to drive evil spirits away with a peridot, but ONLY if you pierce the stone, and wear it around your left arm - suspended from a cord made of donkey hair. (Want to try THAT one?)
If you have a fever, and happen to have a loose peridot to hold under your tongue, it will take away your thirst.
One wearing peridot will be relieved of any envious thoughts.
It used to be thought to cure liver disease and dropsy.
On your 6th wedding anniversary - give peridot
Large, gemstone quality peridot is rarely found.
A "legend" about peridot, is that in New Mexico and Arizona, the ants mined peridot and brought it to the surface to build their anthills. Actually, the gemstone is just there on the surface in abundance - naturally.
Peridot is found in meteorites.
It used to be called "the evening emerald".
Peridot rates 6.5 on the Mohs scale of hardness.
Worldwide, it is found in Mexico, Germany, Australia, China, Norway, Burma (which is now Myanmar), the Island of Zebirget in the Red Sea, Brazil, Kenya, Sri Lanka (which was Ceylon),
St. John's Island (Egypt), South Africa, Pakistan, Tanzania, and in the United States, in Arizona, New Mexico, and Hawaii.
The chemical composition of peridot is (Mg,Fe)2SiO4, or Magnesium Iron Silicate