Colour of Peridot
August Green Beauty Peridot. It belongs to silicate mineral family branch with the formula of Mg2SiO4. With good colour and cutting, peridot can be a truly impressive and important gemstone. Actually, peridot is one of the few gemstones that only come in one colour which is green. Though the shades might vary from pale yellowish green, olive green, bottle green or intense to vibrant apple green. The green colour of peridot comes from basic chemical (iron) and not from the impurities that normally colour other gemstones. You can find peridot under a broader name Olivine (the group of minerals to which peridot belongs) or sometimes chrysolite.
Sources of Peridot
People prized peridot since early civilisations. The gemstone was known to be mined over 3500 years on St. John’s Island in the Red Sea which is also called Zabargad Island. Nowadays peridot is coming from Australia, Brazil, China, Egypt, Myanmar, Pakistan, South Africa, United States: Hawaii, Arizona.
August Green Beauty Peridot and its Properties
Peridot is the associated gemstone of August. Indeed people long believed that peridot protects from evil, cleanses the mind from negativity and it helps foster friendship. If not a specialist one can easily confuse peridot with emerald.
As a matter of fact people adorned themselves with peridot jewellery throughout the ages and they believed that it had mystical and curative properties. Peridot was first used as a talisman in the ancient world. They believed it averted anxiety, facilitated successful relationships and marriages. They also were thinking it dissolved spells.
According to nowadays believes, peridot jewellery can help increase financial security and satisfaction with your life. The stone is widely associated with prosperity, loyalty, love, honesty, faithfulness, and optimism. They say it reduces stress and deter negative thinking. It helps enhance harmony, particularly in marriages and other relationships.
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