August Birthstone: Peridot Jewelry

About Peridot: the August Birthstone

The August birthstone is peridot, the gem variety of the mineral olivine. Peridot is one of the few gems that occurs in a single color family, green, and the shade depends on how much iron the crystal holds. Stones run from a light yellow-green to a deep olive, and buyers usually prize a pure, saturated green with little brown or yellow showing through.

Peridot measures 6.5 to 7 on the Mohs scale. That is hard enough for pendants and earrings worn often, and workable in a ring if the setting protects the stone. A bezel or a halo keeps the edges away from knocks, which matters because peridot can chip and scratch over years of daily wear.

Peridot is rarely treated, so the color you see is close to what came out of the ground. That makes it a straightforward gem to buy: you are choosing between shades and sizes, not between treatment levels. Yellow gold flatters the warm side of the green, and white gold gives a cooler, more modern look.

Peridot has been worn for thousands of years. The Egyptian island of Zabargad in the Red Sea was a source of the stone in antiquity, and today peridot is also mined in Pakistan, Myanmar, China, Vietnam and Arizona.

Why buy peridot from ATL Luxury Jewelry?

ATL Luxury Jewelry has served Atlanta since 2008 and holds 300+ five-star Google reviews. Every peridot design in the catalog is made to order, and the listing above shows what is available in each style, metal and price range.

Cleaning, inspection and prong tightening are free in store, and resizing, polishing and repairs are covered by our care plans. If you want a peridot piece that is not in the catalog, we design custom pieces with you in the showroom, and you can book a design consultation online or call (704) 684-7530.