Peridot

It is also called olivine and it has been known since the antique Greeks period. Its colors vary from green to light golden and from dark green to brown; it all depends on the iron quantity in the mineral composition. It is used for jewelry and church objects. During the Baroque period, peridot was considered the lovers rock. It was said that peridot protects persons from bad luck and sadness. It is a relatively soft rock, with a hardness of 6.5-7 on Mohs’ scale. The most important peridot deposits used to be in Egypt; nowadays, peridot is being exploited in Myanmar, South Africa, Brazil, USA, China, Australia and Norway. Peridot can be easily mistaken with other green gemstones: emerald, tourmaline, zirconium, garnet, synthetic corundum and spinel. Peridot jewelries should be cleaned only with soap and water.

Peridot is a gemstone recommended for persons who have the following zodiacal signs: Gemini, Lion, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius and Pisces. It is the Libra lucky talisman. Peridot dominant planets are Venus and Mercury and it is important for those born upon the influence of the following numbers: 3, 5, 6 or 7.

If you keep peridot by your side you will be protected by evil and evil eye. It helps achieving your goals, keeping contact with reality and understanding the changes that life involves. It brings success, prosperity, good luck, happiness, health, balance, harmony, friendship and trust. It purifies the environment. It stimulates psychical abilities, memory, change and new beginnings. It is the gemstone of financial success. It is a visionary stone, helps connecting with personal destiny and understanding each meaning. It is the symbol of prosperity and happiness. It drags away jealousy, envy, depression, fear, anger, anxiety and confusion.

In terms of health, peridot has a tonic effect. It is regenerative and beneficial for the pancreas, spleen, circulation, liver, thyroid gland, heart, prostate, colic, kidney rocks, fever, ulcer, tissue regeneration; it causes sleepiness, prevents cancer, increases lactation in milking periods and it is beneficial at birth.
Peridot is the summer stone because it is mined only during the summer period. It is also said that a peridot jewel looks best on a person in August, which is the peridot month. The green spectrum offered by peridot gives shine and beauty to a person in the summer light. Fashion tendencies rediscover their love for green. Peridot can be found in huge quantities in Pakistan and Afghanistan, so there is also plenty of it to do your own peridot jewel, according to your taste and style. The peridot found in Pakistan has received the name of ‘Kashmir peridot’ because of its special beauty and glow which make it resemble to the famous Kashmir sapphires. However, the most beautiful peridots come from an area situated between Pakistan and Afghanistan, while peridots from Myanmar are characterized by sparkling green and silk-like appearance; peridot from Arizona is used for jewelry at has beautiful golden-brown nuances. Peridot can be cut in different ways, according to the crystal shape (round, oval, antique, classical cuts etc.)