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Birthstone Information for August

August is the height of summer... beaches, mountains, deserts, lakes and streams, pool parties and Peridot - a beautiful pale green gemstone perfect for the summer month of August.

Peridot, also called Precious Olivine, is a transparent green color and has been valued for centuries.

Jazirat Zabarjad, Egypt, in the Red Sea, still produces fine Peridot gems. In ancient Egypt Peridot was mined at night since its color didn't change from light to dark and could be seen easier at night than in daylight. Very large crystals are found in the Mogok district of Burma while the United States seldom produces Peridots larger than two carats in size.

Peridot is considered by some as the Extraterrestrial Gemstone. While most Peridot is found in small crystals of rocks created by volcanoes it can also be found in meteors that have fallen to earth! A few samples of extraterrestrial peridot have even been faceted into gems!

Peridot is found only in green, ranging from a light yellowish green to a deeper green.

Later Peridot was also used often to decorate churches of the Middle Ages and the gemstones were probably carried back to Europe by the Crusaders. Large peridots, more than 200 carats in size, adorn the shrine of the three magi at the Cologne Cathedral.

Some believe Peridot has the power to drive away evil spirits and becomes even more intense when the stones are set in gold. Goblets fashioned from Peridot were said to increase the power of any medicine drank from such vessels.

Most Peridot today is mined by Native Americans in Arizona on the San Carlos Reservation. Fine large peridot are found in Myanmar and peridot is also mined in China and Sri Lanka.

A new deposit of Peridot was discovered in Pakistan in 1994, and these stones are among the finest ever seen. The new mine is located 15,000 feet above sea level in the Himalaya Mountains. One stone found was more than 300 carats!

Today more and more jewelry is fashioned using Peridot, either alone or combined with Amethyst or other lavender to purple gemstones. Peridot is gaining popularity and if you were born in August you can consider yourself quite lucky, indeed, to have such a beautiful gemstone as your birthstone.

All our jewelry items we offer has a matching accessory... such as necklace, bracelet or earrings... that you may purchase to complete the entire jewelry ensemble. Just click on the item you like and it will take you to a full-view screen with product information and links to the matching jewelry pieces for that item.

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All of our jewelry is handmade here in California. What this means is that we purchase the components such as gemstones, beads, and findings and make up a design for each necklace, bracelet or earrings. We then hand-string each jewelry piece and finish it with a clasp or earwires.

Each ring in our collection is either Sterling Silver or 14K Gold. We purchase the settings and the gemstones separately and then mount the stones in the rings after the sizing is done. Most jeweler's will tell you that sizing a ring after the stones have been mounted may cause the stones to become loose. For this reason we do not mount the stones until after the sizing has been done.

Most of our jewelry can be made with alternate clasps with a choice of clasp or earwire/clip style found on the product page when you order.

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