PERIDOT

Peridot is a stone whose popular olive green, pure and deep, is in high demand. The quality specimens, weighing more than a few carats are rare and expensive. It is easily confused with tourmaline, zircon and sometimes even with the emerald. The deposits of the oldest and most productive are located in the Red Sea on the island of Zebrine. Other sites in Myanmar (Burma), Brazil and the United States, also provide high quality specimens.

Characteristic

     Crystal system: Orthorhombic

  Chemical composition: (Mg, Fe) 2 SiO 4: ferrous magnesium silicate

     Color: yellow green, olive green.

     Hardness: 6.5 - 7.0

     Specific gravity: 3.32 - 3.35

     Refractive index: 1.65 - 1.69

     Dispersion: 0020

     Pleochroism: Colorless, yellow, green, green.

     Birthstone: August

Peridot: Green is the only color the Peridot has three different names:

Peridot: Green is the only color the Peridot has three different names:

Peridot, Olivine or chrysalides.

It is in the business of stone that is called 'peridot', a name from the Greek "peridona" which means "very generous".

Features peridot:

The peridots are single crystals of olivine (magnesium silicate and iron present in the basic and ultra basic rocks).

Peridot comes in one color: green, going green, brown and yellow to green to olive green.

Traces of iron give a deep green with a discreet golden touch.

Note finally some very rare precious peridot cat's eye and star peridot.

Peridot is not very hard (6.5 / 7sur 10). It is not easy to work. However, when the stone was cleared of the most disturbing inclusions, it can be without risking damage.

Producing countries peridots:

Peridot is found in abundance in Pakistan. This is the "Kashmir Peridot" stone of the finest quality that exists. Other deposits are in Afghanistan, Myanmar, China, United States, Africa and Australia.

To highlight the exceptional quality of peridot from Pakistan, they were given the name "Peridot Kashmir", in reference to the remarkable Kashmir sapphires. Of lapidary managed to create, from the largest crystals, stones dazzling, beautiful, and unique: a green extraordinary support, weighing over 100 carats.

A stone in perfect harmony with the cool summer

Peridot is a green color that gives freshness to the outfits worn in the summer.

Information About - Onyx, Opal, Peridot

Onyx

Onyx is a variety of chalcedony. The sardonic is a variant of onyx in which the colored bands are sard color (the sardine is a reddish brown variety of chalcedony) rather than black.

Use: causes discord among enemies.

Opal

The opal, transparent to translucent, is a form of hydrated silica. The amount of water in the opal varied density. Some varieties of opal are not compact and the introduction of pigments that change their base color. The pure mineral is transparent or milky, the base color varies from yellow to brown, through orange and even red, but the colored lights of opal are due to the play of light caused by the stratification that cause interference and give the pearly luster. Glare white, blue, gray and black (so rare stones are more expensive) are quite common and red highlights are very rare. The opal has different varieties, some of which are used in jewelry and classified as gemstones; these varieties are distinguished by their origin, background color or nature. Opal is a hydrated mineral; it is advisable to keep her jewelry in cotton damp. This will avoid losing water, and therefore its brilliance.

Use: good luck, healing in close contact with the eye.

Peridot

Peri dot, yellowish-green or olive green, is the name given to the olivine when used as a gemstone in jewelry.

Use: immunity against enchantments.