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Peridot Information

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The color and lustre of peridot gemstones casts a hypnotic spell on lovers of green gemstones. The peridot gemstone is available in shades that range from very pale green to the much richer and deeper green colors. For it's beauty, clarity and lustre, this gemstone is priced much lower than the other very popular green gemstone, that is the emerald. Good quality peridot gemstone with eye clean quality and little or no color zoning and be found in sizes upto 6 or 7 carats per piece.

General Information Of Peridot Gemstones
The name Peridot has it's origin in the Arabic word 'faridat' that means 'gem'. It was the French language that gave the gemstone the name peridot. In Astrological talk, the peridot gemstone is attributed with the ability to enhance the power of speech. It is also believed to provide the wearer with freedom from both, physical and emotional insecurity.

Sources For Peridot Gemstones: The U.S state of Arizona is one area where peridot is still mined. Other peridot gemstone deposits exist in China, Burma and Sri Lanka too. Egypt was one of the earliest major sources for peridot gems but it's importance as a major source for good quality peridot gemstones has lessened in recent years. As recently as 1994, a gorgeous find of peridot gemstones was made in the Himayalas near Pakistan. These crystals were large and amazing and awesome gemstones of sizes upto a few 100 carats were cut. The peridot gemstone in Hawaii was treasured as goddess Pele's tears, yet most peridot gems in Hawaii come from Arizona and not from Hawaii's volcanoes. This is a little known fact.

Peridot Information, Technical: The peridot gemstone belongs to the mineral olivine and is a greenish form of this mineral. Olivine, is actually not an official mineral, and is composed of the two minerals, fayalite and forsterite. Peridots can range in color from pale green, yellowish green and right up to the richer and deeper tones of green. This gemstone has a hardness of 6.5 to 7 on the Mohs scale of hardness. There are generally no accepted treatments for the peridot gemstone. So if you come across peridot gems that have been either oil treated or color enhanced in any other way avoid them.

Suggestions and More Information For Peridot Gem Stones
(1) Many "emeralds" of royal treasures have turned out to be peridots! And although peridot is distinctly a different shade of green as compared to emerald, many jewellers refer to peridot as the "evening emerald".

(2) Peridot is the birthstone for the month of August and the Zodiac sign Leo. As an anniversary gemstone it is worn for the 16th anniversary year. You can see complete birthstone and anniversary gemstone charts by Click For Birthstone Charts

(3) The elegant green of peridot gemstones makes it suited for both white gold and yellow gold jewelry. Sterling silver jewelry with peridot gems also looks stunning and classic. You can also consider combining a two tone gold for your peridot jewelry. For example, when setting a light to medium green peridot gemstone in white gold, border just the edge of the gemstone with yellow gold and leave the rest of the jewel in white gold.

(4) Various synthetic forms of peridot gemstones have now entered the market. Some of these are very difficult to identify for the casual buyer. Ensure that you shop for your gemstone and jewelry from a reputed jeweller. It has for long been said that, you need to value the jeweller before you value the jewelry, and this holds true upto this day.

(5) Contact us for all your needs of peridot or other gemstones. Custom jewelry can also be made with your favourite jewelry designs. Our direct affiliation to Kaisilver, the world's leading provider of high end custom jewelry ensures that, you get the best value for your money.

Caring For Peridot Gemstones And Jewelry With Peridot Gems
Never clean your peridot gemstones or peridot gemstone jewelry using steam or ultrasonic cleaners. Use a very mild detergent and gently pat the jewelry with a clean soft cloth when cleaning. Take off your peridot ring or other peridot gemstone jewelry when doing a lot of physical work or going to bed. This is one of the easiest ways to keep your jewelry looking good and also, reduces the need for frequent cleaning or repairs. Sulphuric acid, hydrochloric acid and pickling solutions harm peridot gem stones, keep these far away from your favourite peridot jewelry.

Extra heating or rapid heating may cause your peridot gemstone to fracture or crack. This is a characteristic that worries jewellers during the jewelry production phase too. Take off the peridot gemstone when doing major repairs of corrections to your peridot gem stone jewelry. Your jeweller should be aware of this caution but, there is no harm in mentioning this to him.

Though the peridot gemstone is quite hard, a sharp blow could cause the gemstone to split and break. For this reason, ensure that jewelry designs using the larger sizes of peridot gems, have the entire border of the gemstone covered with gold. This will increase the gold content of the jewelry and therefore increase the price, but the extra durability and protection to the gemstone will pay itself back in the long term.

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If you ever have any doubts regarding gem stones or jewellery please write to us. We get all your queries answered by a team of experts from Kaisilver. Kaisilver Peridot and other gems are procured from the world's leading producers of gemstones. We can procure just about any gemstone that you need. Email your queries to us at sales@claddagh-rings.com

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Kaisilver Claddagh Rings With Peridot Gemstone

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Your Kaisilver peridot Claddagh ring is a true high end jewel. The gemstone is hand picked by gemstone experts and custom cut for every ring made. Some of the world's best craftsmen provide individual attention to every ring and flawless hand finishing is done in the final phase of production. Intensive design research into the history and meaning of the Claddagh ring ensures that, the Kaisilver Claddagh ring retains the features and significance of the first Claddagh ring. The Claddagh ring with peridot gemstone is available in 18k white or yellow gold and also in sterling silver. The same high end craftsmanship is provided for both, silver and gold peridot claddagh rings.

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All Kaisilver Claddagh rings are custom made in 18k yellow or white gold. Hand picked gemstones are carefully selected and custom cut for every ring. All gemstone options are available and you need not limit yourself to the gemstones that are mentioned on the price table.

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Other Popular Green Gemstones
The above report provides detailed information regarding the Peridot gemstone. This green gemstones has been popular with mankind for many centuries. In history, the peridot gemstone has been mistaken for many other gemstones. Modern technics have helped classify and evaluate the gemstone in it's own right as a pretty and gorgeoue gemstone.

There are a few other green gems that have become quite popular and each one of these gemstones have their own loyal following. Some of these gems are opaque and some exhibit good degrees of transparency.

Of special mention is the emerald gemstone. This gemstone comes from a completely different category of gems and is not related to the peridot gemstone in any way. Emeralds will almost aways have heavy inclusions in the gems and clean emeralds carry an astronomical price. Emeralds are always treated to enhance color and increase their strength. There is a gemstone that is referred to as the 'evening emerald', this is NOT emerald at all and is infact a good quality rich green peridot gemstone.

Green Tourmaline is another well know green colored gemstone. This gem is a much darker shade of green as compared to the peridot gemstone. Good quality green tourmaline would be eye clean and show little or no color zoning in the gemstone. A much lighter shade of green tourmaline is referred to as chrome tourmaline.

Green Jade is also a very attractive gemstone. This gemstone is available in shades of green that go from very light green to a dark shade of green. The gemstone is normally opaque. There is a very expensive form of green jade that is somewhat translucent and is a brighter green like green apples, this is referred to as jadeite. The two types of green jade are nephrite and jadeite. Chrysoprase mentioned below has nothing to do with Jade.

Australian Chrysoprase is often sold as green jade. This is a bright green and even colored gemstone. At first glance, Chrysoprase resembles the more expensive form of jade called jadeite. However the Chrysoprase gemstone belongs to the Chalcedony family of gemstones and has nothing in common with jade besides, the green color. Again, a gorgeous gemstone in it's own right. This gemstone ranges from slightly translucent to totally opaque.

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