Peridot

Item Description

Peridot is a well-known gem, as it is the traditional birthstone for August, but supply was limited in terms of places where gem quality material was found. The amount of gem grade Peridot on the market received a serious boost about 25 years ago when the first great gem Peridot crystals started coming out of Pakistan. These stones are some of the finest color I've seen for Peridot and the sheer size of some of the gems that have come out is amazing. This stone has a fantastic lively green color, no brown overtones. In fact, you rarely see Peridot gems with a color like this, they're usually much more pale. It's a great size stone from this area, combined with the fact that the stone is virtually eye clean, makes it a GREAT gem for collectors. The cut on the stone is a "Pear / Teardrop" cut.