A U G U S T

PERIDOT

Peridot is a transluscent green to yellow-green coloured gemstone. Because of its softness, peridot is fashioned into brooches, pendants, and earrings, but is seldom used as a gemstone in rings or bracelets. The most important source of peridot was St John’s Island, but the island is no longer accesible for collecting. Gem-quality stones are found in the Mogok area of burma. Peridot has been found as far afield as Antarctica and it has even been found in meteorites.