This entry was posted in Gold Street, Banbury, Grosvenor Centre, In Store and tagged gemstone, birthstone, anniversary, gift, care, green, peridot on 1st August 2018 by Michael Jones Jeweller Team.
Gemstone of the Month: August
NAME:
Peridot
MEANING:
The origin of the name peridot is unknown. The Oxford English Dictionary suggests it has an Anglo–Norman origin (classical Latin pæderot), but could also originate from the Arabic word faridat, meaning "gem" or the French word peritot, meaning gold.
COMMON SPECIES:
Peridot is a silicate mineral, a magnesium rich variety of Olivine.
COLOUR:
Peridot is one of the few gemstones that occur...
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