{"product_id":"peridot-bracelet-authentic-super-high-gem-63376","title":"Peridot Bracelet 5mm — Green August Birthstone Gemstone","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeridot\u003c\/strong\u003e is one of the few gemstones that only ever shows up in one colour. There's no blue peridot, no pink, no colourless version waiting to be found. It is green, always, and that green is built into the mineral itself rather than borrowed from an impurity. This bracelet puts it in \u003cstrong\u003esmooth 5 mm rondelle beads\u003c\/strong\u003e at \u003cstrong\u003e7 inches\u003c\/strong\u003e, a fine and understated string rather than a statement piece, which suits a stone whose appeal is its particular olive brightness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhere does that colour come from, then, if not a trace element? Peridot is the gem form of \u003cstrong\u003eolivine\u003c\/strong\u003e, and iron is part of its basic chemistry rather than a stray inclusion. More iron pushes it toward olive, less toward a lively yellow green, but there's no recipe that removes the green altogether. The consequence for buyers is a pleasant one: peridot is essentially never dyed or colour treated, because there would be no point. What you see is what the mineral does on its own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eA closer look\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere's the part that tends to surprise people. Peridot forms deep in the earth's \u003cstrong\u003emantle\u003c\/strong\u003e and only reaches the surface because volcanoes carry it up, which makes it one of very few gems you can hold that didn't form in the crust at all. It has also been found in \u003cstrong\u003epallasite meteorites\u003c\/strong\u003e, scattered through iron from the shattered core of an ancient body, so there is peridot on earth that was never part of this planet. Historically the finest came from Zabargad in the Red Sea, mined for thousands of years, and there's a persuasive argument that Cleopatra's famed emeralds were peridot all along. Traditionally it carries associations with \u003cstrong\u003ewarmth\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eabundance\u003c\/strong\u003e and lightening a heavy mood, and it's the \u003cstrong\u003eAugust birthstone\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStone:\u003c\/strong\u003e Natural peridot, gem quality olivine\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBeads:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5 mm smooth rondelle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLength:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7 inches, 18 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bright olive to yellow green\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eChakra:\u003c\/strong\u003e Heart\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAlso linked to:\u003c\/strong\u003e August birthstone, Leo and Virgo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWearing your peridot bracelet\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePeridot sits around 6.5 to 7 on the Mohs scale, so it handles daily wear, but it has two genuine sensitivities worth respecting. It dislikes sudden temperature changes, so don't move it from a hot car to cold water. And it reacts badly to acids, which includes some household cleaners and, over time, sweat left sitting on the beads. The habit that solves both is simple: take it off before cleaning or exercising, and wipe it down with a soft damp cloth afterward.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlease note: crystals are not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Keep small pieces away from young children.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Crysmology","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52764169634079,"sku":null,"price":53.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0715\/5810\/3327\/files\/il_fullxfull.8404155461_smgf.jpg?v=1786292170","url":"https:\/\/crysmology.com\/products\/peridot-bracelet-authentic-super-high-gem-63376","provider":"Crysmology","version":"1.0","type":"link"}