Peridots are for August

                         Peridot is the birthstone for August   

Did you know that the peridot has been confused with emeralds although peridot, being a more yellow or olive color, is a completely different shade of green than an emerald. Go to our website at www.jskjewelers.com to see if you can tell the difference between an emerald and the peridot color.  

Peridot (pronounced pair-a-doe). It is not clear whether the word peridot comes from the Arabic word faridat, which means gem or if it is derived from the French word peritot which means unclear. The French were the first to call this yellow-green stone peridot in the 18th century. Before then, peridot was known as topaz.

Peridot has been mined as a gemstone for an estimated four thousand years. It was used by the Egyptians as early as 1500 BC and was considered the gem of the sun. Early miners looked for peridot at night because they believed that light from the moon made the crystals easier to find, and because of this the peridot was nicknamed The Evening Emerald.  After marking the locations of the crystals they came back in the daylight to dig them up.

  Peridot crystals.

Source www.bernardine.com  &  www.jtv.com (24-card Legends Collections)

Remember visit our website at www.jskjewelers.com to look at our collection of peridots.