{"id":76083,"date":"2016-08-02T14:24:23","date_gmt":"2016-08-02T18:24:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/?p=76083"},"modified":"2021-12-15T01:01:58","modified_gmt":"2021-12-15T06:01:58","slug":"august-birthstone-peridot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/august-birthstone-peridot\/","title":{"rendered":"August Birthstone: Peridot"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_227173\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-227173\" class=\"wp-image-227173 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/2691423_l.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/2691423_l.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/2691423_l-350x350.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/2691423_l-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/2691423_l-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/2691423_l-216x216.jpg 216w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-227173\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/jewelry\/rings\/cocktail-rings\/56-carat-peridot-diamond-platinum-ring\/id-j_2691423\/\">56-carat peridot, diamond and platinum ring<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Suffering from nightmares? Try placing a peridot next to your pillow. In ancient Egypt, where the semiprecious stone was first discovered (and where it was referred to as the \u201cgem of the sun\u201d), it was believed to have magical powers, including the ability to protect people from evil spirits, including the ones responsible for bad dreams. Luckily for those wanting to test their efficacy against nighttime terrors, peridots are relatively inexpensive. Luckier still for August babies, whose birthstone it is, the vibrant green jewel goes beautifully with a summer wardrobe.<!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>Chemical Composition<\/h2>\n<p>Peridot is gem-quality olivine, a silicate mineral whose chemical composition includes magnesium and iron. The latter element is responsible for the stone\u2019s vivid yellow-green color, which ancient Greek author Alexander Polyhistor compared to \u201cthat of fresh oil.\u201d The more iron in the mineral\u2019s composition, the deeper the green. Although olivine is commonly found in volcanic rock like basalt, gem-quality peridot far less abundant. It occurs most often in the form of irregular nodules \u2014 rounded rocks with peridot crystals inside \u2014 and, less frequently, in large crystal formations, which makes sizable examples very rare. The GIA dubs Peridot an \u201cotherworldly stone\u201d since crystals have also been discovered in meteorites and, in 2005, in the comet dust brought back by the Stardust robotic space probe..<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-227203 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/VMB_161Peridot_1st_l.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"458\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/VMB_161Peridot_1st_l.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/VMB_161Peridot_1st_l-382x350.jpg 382w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/VMB_161Peridot_1st_l-120x110.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/jewelry\/bracelets\/link-bracelets\/unique-oval-peridot-bracelet\/id-j_2342013\/\">Oval peridot bracelet<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h2>Geographic Origins<\/h2>\n<p>Peridot was mined in ancient times, perhaps as early as 1500 BC, on Topazos Island, today known as Zabargad or St. John&#8217;s Island, in the Red Sea. According to gemologist Edward G\u00fcbelin, \u201cthe occurrence of peridot on Zabargad is intimately related to the regional geology and the tectonic processes that on a larger scale were responsible for the formation of the Red Sea itself.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Those ancient deposits have been exhausted. Today the largest and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/jewelry\/stone\/peridot\/\">finest peridots<\/a> come from Pakistan and Myanmar, while the San Carlos Apache Reservation in Arizona is the source of most of the stones used in mass-produced jewelry. Peridots are also found in Vietnam, Tanzania and China.<\/p>\n<p>Zabargad is the source of the most famous large peridots, several of which are prized parts of public collections. The Natural History Museum in London owns a 146-carat step-cut stone, but it is the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC, that boasts the largest cut peridot, weighing 310 carats. Then there\u2019s the Chicago Field Museum\u2019s pear-shaped Green Goddess, weighing 154-carat and etched with the figure of a woman. It was acquired at the World\u2019s Columbian Exposition in 1893, and In 2008, the renowned Chicago jeweler Lester Lampert designed an 18-karat yellow-gold setting for the stone, surrounding it with 3.24 carats of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/jewelry\/rings\/stone\/yellow-diamond\/\">yellow diamonds<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_227213\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-227213\" class=\"wp-image-227213 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/s_l1600_org_1__l.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/s_l1600_org_1__l.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/s_l1600_org_1__l-350x350.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/s_l1600_org_1__l-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/s_l1600_org_1__l-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/s_l1600_org_1__l-216x216.jpg 216w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-227213\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/jewelry\/earrings\/drop-earrings\/temple-st-clair-peridot-diamond-gold-drop-earrings\/id-j_1880343\/\">Temple St. Clair peridot and diamond gold drop earrings<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<h2>History<\/h2>\n<p>Peridot has a long and illustrious history. One of the earliest surviving mentions of the gem is in Pliny the Elder\u2019s <em>Natural History, <\/em>from AD 70. Pliny referred to the green stone as <em>topazos, <\/em>after the ancient name of island where it was found (at some point, the connection was lost and the word was applied to the entirely different golden mineral we call topaz today). Certain biblical scholars have theorized that it was one of the stones in the breastplate of Aaron, brother of Moses, and some historians believe that Cleopatra\u2019s famous \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/jewelry\/stone\/emerald\/\">emeralds<\/a>\u201d were actually peridots. We know for a fact that the impressive 200-carat jewels decorating the shrine of the Three Holy Kings in Germany\u2019s Cologne Cathedral, thought for centuries to be emeralds, are in reality peridots.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_76513\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-76513\" class=\"wp-image-76513 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/RE_240_org_z-e1470763863373.jpg\" alt=\"A 7.7-carat, pineapple-cut peridot and diamond cluster ring.\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/RE_240_org_z-e1470763863373.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/RE_240_org_z-e1470763863373-350x350.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/RE_240_org_z-e1470763863373-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/RE_240_org_z-e1470763863373-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/RE_240_org_z-e1470763863373-216x216.jpg 216w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-76513\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/jewelry\/rings\/cocktail-rings\/peridot-diamond-gold-cluster-ring\/id-j_1226732\/\">A 7.7-carat, pineapple-cut peridot and diamond cluster ring<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<h2>Shopping for a Peridot?<\/h2>\n<p>The finest peridots are grass green and clear to the eye. They can be cut in many different styles. The best part is that they are very affordable. One caveat, with a score of 6.5- 7 on the MOH hardness scale, peridot is prone to scratches, even fractures. So if you are hard on your jewelry, it may not be for you.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/jewelry\/stone\/peridot\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-86803\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/peridot.jpg\" alt=\"peridot\" width=\"580\" height=\"254\"><\/a>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Suffering from nightmares? Try placing a peridot next to your pillow. In ancient Egypt, where the semiprecious stone was first discovered (and where it was referred to as the \u201cgem of the sun\u201d), it was believed to have magical powers, including the ability to protect people from evil spirits, including the ones responsible for bad [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":227173,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"apple_news_api_created_at":"","apple_news_api_id":"","apple_news_api_modified_at":"","apple_news_api_revision":"","apple_news_api_share_url":"","apple_news_cover_media_provider":"image","apple_news_coverimage":0,"apple_news_coverimage_caption":"","apple_news_cover_video_id":0,"apple_news_cover_video_url":"","apple_news_cover_embedwebvideo_url":"","apple_news_is_hidden":"","apple_news_is_paid":"","apple_news_is_preview":"","apple_news_is_sponsored":"","apple_news_maturity_rating":"","apple_news_metadata":"\"\"","apple_news_pullquote":"","apple_news_pullquote_position":"","apple_news_slug":"","apple_news_sections":[],"apple_news_suppress_video_url":false,"apple_news_use_image_component":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15523143],"tags":[3628873,4476543,140,5792473],"dibs-categories":[15565903],"dibs-designs":[],"dibs-styles":[],"dibs-creators":[],"dibs-sellers":[],"class_list":["post-76083","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-jewelry-2","tag-birthstone","tag-gemstone","tag-peridot","tag-peridot-jewelry","dibs-categories-dibs-j"],"acf":{"subtitle":"Vividly colored. 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