PERIDOT-A Gift from Mother Nature

It is difficult to believe that it is time to do another Birthstone blog. Time is just going too fast.

Wear a Peridot or for thee,
No conjugal fidelity,
The August born without this Stone
’Tis said, must live unloved and alone

Like a gift from Mother Nature herself, Peridot has that color of new sprouts of Spring growth.

It may be, however, a Gift from elsewhere. Peridot is one of the only Gemstones-if not the only one-to be found within Meteorites.  It is also formed by volcanic action, and most of the World’s Peridot will be found in areas of greater seismic activity.

Maybe it is because of these Earthly upheavals that Ancient People from all over attribute to Peridot the attributes of calming anger and dispelling negative Emotions.  Think about it. If you find Peridot AFTER an eruption or earthquake, it can easily be thought that Mother Nature, or some other Diety, sprinkled the Peridot to stop the activity...Just a theory of mine.

Although not one of the most favorite of all Gemstones, Peridot have been prized since the 2nd century BC.  Sometimes because they have been confused for Emeralds, but often times valued for their own Beauty.