| Peridot is also known as evening or poor | | | | up from the surface of the earth with the |
| man’s emerald and these names are given to | | | | explosion of the magma. |
| it because of its greening yellow colors that | | | | Peridot is one of the softest translucent |
| boosts it beauty and luster manifold especially at | | | | gemstones that is ranked 6.5 on Moth’s scale |
| the time of evening. This gemstone was quite | | | | of relative hardness. It is even softer than garnet, |
| popular in the past but now with the passage of | | | | quartz and emeralds. And its softness is another |
| time it has lost the popularity that it used to | | | | reason of its less popularity in the world. While its |
| enjoy in the past. Now this stone is not as widely | | | | other counterparts like garnet, emeralds and |
| used in different jewelry items and it used to be | | | | quartz are considered semi-precious gemstones |
| in the past and its use is on decrease with every | | | | and widely use in jewelry and other decorative |
| passing day. There are several reasons for this | | | | items. Iron is an essential part of peridot’s |
| decrease in use and one of them is that now this | | | | chemical formula and its vibrant green color is |
| gemstone is not as frequently found as it used to | | | | because of this iron texture in it. Unlike many |
| be in the past. In short, the stone is getting rare | | | | other gemstones, peridot doesn’t pick just |
| and people are forgetting its use. | | | | the traces of incidental chemicals and its green |
| For a quite long time this gemstone was only | | | | color is only always green. |
| found in an island which was known as Zabargad | | | | Peridot is considered the birthstone for the month |
| in Egypt. These days almost 10% of peridots are | | | | of August but it is not found in those popular |
| found in China, Burma, Pakistan and Zambia and | | | | gemstones that are used for anniversary gift |
| the rest of 90% come from the reserves of the | | | | stones. In past this stone was also considered |
| North American reserves. Peridot is considered | | | | sacred by many people and different seers and |
| that the very first gemstone that is found on | | | | saints used this stone for its associated healing |
| another planet as the astronomers have found it | | | | powers but now the things have changed and |
| on the planet Mars. Peridots along with diamonds | | | | people don’t like to believe in such things. |
| form in the magma that is found in the mantle of | | | | The author writes on Peridot and Gemstone |
| the earth and very similar to diamond peridot pop | | | | Articles. |