{"id":951,"date":"2023-05-02T16:24:07","date_gmt":"2023-05-02T16:24:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gemcal.com\/?p=951"},"modified":"2023-05-09T05:52:43","modified_gmt":"2023-05-09T05:52:43","slug":"peridots-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gemcal.com\/peridots-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Peridot&#8217;s Story"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"951\" class=\"elementor elementor-951\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0eb1a72 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"0eb1a72\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dac6691 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"dac6691\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.14.0 - 26-06-2023 *\/\n.elementor-column .elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--spacer-size)}.e-con{--container-widget-width:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer{width:var(--container-widget-width,var(--spacer-size));--align-self:var(--container-widget-align-self,initial);--flex-shrink:0}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container,.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer{height:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer>.elementor-spacer-inner,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer>.elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--container-widget-height,var(--spacer-size))}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfc6441 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"bfc6441\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ccd523 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1ccd523\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.14.0 - 26-06-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Peridot\u2019s Story<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e5509e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4e5509e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.14.0 - 26-06-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"184\" src=\"https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/peridot.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-962\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/peridot.jpg 870w, https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/peridot-600x138.jpg 600w, https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/peridot-300x69.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/peridot-768x177.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86bd3e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"86bd3e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.14.0 - 26-06-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>About two thousand years ago, under the light of a full moon, a small group of sailors landed on the shore of the tiny Island of the Serpents in the Red Sea. Their attentionwas caught by glowing olive green crystals in the volcanic earth. At dawn\u2019s first light, the glow turned to a sparkle.\u00a0In the capital city of Thebes, Egyptian royalty immediately fell for the mysterious gem:\u00a0Pliny tells of the first specimen presented to Queen Berenice around 300 BC in his <em>Naturales Historia<\/em>, and many historians have speculated that at least some of the \u201cemeralds\u201d worn by Cleopatra were actually peridots.<\/p><p>Greek historian Agatharchides noted in <em>De Mare Erthraeo<\/em> <em>(On the Erythraean Sea)<\/em> that Egyptian kings ordered anyone who found these green stones to deliver them to the royal gem cutters for polishing. The <a href=\"https:\/\/gemcal.com\/gemstones\/peridot\/\">peridot<\/a> later came to symbolize the sun; the ancient Jews called it \u201cpitdah\u201d, and its use in the fabled breastplate of Aaron is recorded in Exodus 28, 15-30. The breastplate, a ceremonial religious garment, was set with twelve gemstones representing the twelve tribes of Israel and corresponding with the twelve signs of the\u00a0Zodiac and the twelve months of the year.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a3ca23 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8a3ca23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"289\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/p1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-963\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ed7608 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"9ed7608\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ef30f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5ef30f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Aaron, Berenice and Cleopatra have been consigned to history but the peridot is still with us. Indeed, the largest cut peridot &#8211; weighing 310 carats and on display in the Smithsonian Institute in Washington DC &#8211; was found on Serpent Isle, later known as St-John Island.<\/p><p>The Turkish sultans of the Ottoman Empire (1300-1918) amassed the world\u2019s largest\u00a0collection of peridots, while a few lucky Crusaders from the west managed to return home with large peridots as part of their loot. Fine gems from this area can still be found in Europe today, including in the Vatican, and in the Cologne Cathedral Treasury\u2019s Shrine of the Three Kings. The precious stones and jewelry collection of the Tower of London also contains large peridot gems.<\/p><p>The origins of the name peridot are murky: It could be derived from the Greek \u201cperidona\u201d, which means \u201cgiving plenty\u201d; or from Arabic\u2019s \u201cfaridat\u201d, although the peridot is known today as \u201czabargad\u201d in Arabic. To add to the confusion, in ancient Farsi, \u201czamroot\u201d refers to an emerald, which is \u201cizmargad\u201d in ancient Hebrew. Later, the stone was known as \u201ctopazian\u201d and, finally, the stone received its modern name in 18th-century France, where it was christened \u201cp\u00e9ridot\u201d.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d05c083 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d05c083\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"297\" height=\"292\" src=\"https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/p2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-964\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bff6d1e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"bff6d1e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afd30fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"afd30fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Peridot belongs to the forsterite-fayalite (attributed to German naturalist John Forester) mineral series, which is part of the Olivine group.\u00a0 It is an idiochromatic gem, meaning its color comes from the basic chemical composition of the mineral itself, and not from the minor impurities. Therefore, it will only be found in shades of green. Its chemical formula is (Mg,Fe) 25104.<\/p><p>The peridot is found across the world, and in some cases, beyond the world: some stones have arrived on earth in meteorites. In Russia, a meteorite that fell in Eastern Siberia in 1749 contained peridots. However, many of these gorgeous extra-terrestrial stones \u2013 although they contain olivine crystals and have been set into jewelry \u2013 are not strictly peridots. For instance, moldavite discovered in the Czech Republic descended to earth from space in a meteor about 14.8 million years ago, while another unusual live green gem, also found in meteorites, is called a pallasite.The peridot, conversely, is created by volcanic activity, and thus green crystals are occasionally found on the black sands of Hawaii.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-748f41a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"748f41a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a10a654 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a10a654\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/p3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-977\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed94929 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"ed94929\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c1c0c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1c1c0c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The United States has been for many years the largest producer of this green stone. In 1993, the value of production was estimated to be around US $1.5 million.\u00a0Peridot Mesa, located on the San Carlos Apache Indian reservation, is east of Globe in Gila County, and known as the most productive locality for peridot in the world. Gem- quality peridots can be found in deposits at different locations in New Mexico, including the Buell Park area of McKinley County in the northwest part of the state, Kilbourne Hole and the Potrillo Mar depression.<\/p><p>Very large super-fine quality peridot is produced from the renowned gemstone deposits of <a href=\"https:\/\/gemcal.com\/blog\/mogok-story\/\">Mogok<\/a>, in Burma. These deposits were well known for their 20- to 80-carat cut stones of superb color and clarity. However, since the socialist government came to power supply has dwindled and the Burmese peridot has become a rare collector\u2019s item.\u00a0In the early 1990s the rugged mountainsides of Nanga Perbat, stretching far west of the Himalayas, started producing fine crystals of a deep and breathtakingly beautiful green.Unique stones of over 100 carats have been found. These stones are referred to as Kashmir peridots.<\/p><p>Since the late 90s more commercial peridot has been mined, cut and sold out of China. Although on the yellowish side, and mostly in the one- to three-carat size range. With\u00a0China\u2019s low labor cost and aggressive marketing, the Chinese peridot has an excellent\u00a0price point. It is taking an increasingly larger share in the commercial peridot market.<\/p><p>The ancient Romans were quite fond of the gemstone and coveted the brilliant green\u00a0sparkle which remains unchanged even in artificial light. They named the stone \u201cthe Evening Emerald\u201d. Today, the peridot\u2019s ethereal bright gold-tinged green has not escaped the attention of contemporary jewelry and fashion designers; its fine pistachio green or\u00a0olive green adorns and enhances many summer collections. No wonder the peridot is\u00a0assigned the summer month of August as its birthstone.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-907c076 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"907c076\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fb6bb0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7fb6bb0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"322\" height=\"284\" src=\"https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/p4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-978\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/p4.jpg 322w, https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/p4-300x265.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 322px) 100vw, 322px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4ebb7f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"b4ebb7f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2357300 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2357300\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you still need convincing, consider the peridot\u2019s reputation in New Age\u00a0circles. The stone protects against nervousness, helps banish fear, soothes and calms a\u00a0distressed mind, and enhances physical vitality in particular liver and adrenal functions. If\u00a0you are married, don\u2019t forget that the peridot is the anniversary stone for the sixteenth year of marriage. Above all, it allegedly brings the wearer success, peace of mind and good luck and &#8211; most important &#8211; helps dreams become a reality.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Peridot\u2019s Story About two thousand years ago, under the light of a full moon, a small group of sailors landed on the shore of the tiny Island of the Serpents in the Red Sea. Their attentionwas caught by glowing olive green crystals in the volcanic earth. At dawn\u2019s first light, the glow turned to a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":962,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/951"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=951"}],"version-history":[{"count":37,"href":"https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/951\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1194,"href":"https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/951\/revisions\/1194"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/962"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=951"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=951"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=951"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}