PERIDOT GEMSTONE
Peridot is the gemstone for summer and also considered the birthstone for August. Its lustrous green variety was recently located in Pakistan and is known to the world as 'Kashmir Peridots'. Many jewels, especially the collection of Cleopatra, is now confirmed as that consisting of peridots instead of emeralds which was the former belief. Peridot was located some 2 million years ago and still continues to be the miner's attraction with its recent appearance in Pakistani region.
Peridot jewellery complements summer clothing really appealing. People love this colour because of its pastel shades. Some peridots turn brown or yellow on heating and offer cloud-like appearance to the onlooker. Green colours is attributed to the presence of iron and is not a result of some chemical reaction caused by interaction with foreign impurity. One can find the considerable size of deposits of Peridot in Pakistan; originally, Arizona was earmarked for showing its presence on the world map of gemstones.
This lustrous colourful green gemstone is nicknamed as 'evening emerald' because of its brilliance during the late hours of the day. It displays various shades of colour when viewed from different angles and became the subject of mining during the night as it used to glow brilliantly during the dark hours of the night. Peridot is quite an exotic stone and its presence is confined only to few regions of the world; so, those dealers who name period after the local regions are actually selling something else in the name of Peridot.
This gemstone is preferred for making daily wear jewellery and its rings are known to bring love, luck and happiness with abundant peace to the wearers. Table cut is one of the most popular cuts that are performed on this gemstone for displaying its brilliance and star-shaped, not to forget, cabochons are the perfect dealing materials for offering something unique to quality gem buyers. Peridots do carry the rarity factor and are considered gems of great significance among the gemstone collectors.
Peridot, however, is not easy to cut and requires lot of precision to get carved without breaking up. This unwanted fragility arises from the inner tension that imparts this stone a tendency to break into pieces when cut is carried out. It is because of this reason that larger sized peridots are very unusual findings and become the star attraction of museums. World's largest peridot, cut so far, measures 319 carats and has been placed in Smithsonian Museum in Washington.
Hawaiian islands residents share a belief that peridots are actually the tears of the sun. People buy it because of the mystic qualities too and find it very helpful in dealing with stress and bringing more luck and peace to life.
