Peridot
Reference: hperidot
Price: £0
Colour: Green.Reference: hperidot
Price: £0
Hardness: 6.5-7mm.
Origin: Australia, Brazil, China, Egypt, Burma, Pakistan, Norway, and USA.
Birthstone for August.
Peridot has been adored since ancient times and has been valued for centuries. People in the middle Ages wore Peridot to gain foresight and divine inspiration. Legend has it that pirates favoured Peridot to protect them against evil. Peridot was greatly prized by Egyptian Kings. Some of Cleopatra's emeralds were in fact Peridot.
