• Carat weight : 1.45 ct

• Guide price rrp: £135

• Hardness: 6.5 (for reference, diamond is a 10)

• Peridot gemstones are said to balance the mind, bringing great health and peaceful sleep. It is often found in volcanic rock and is also rarely contained in meteorites which have fallen to earth. Peridot’s are one of the few gemstones which only occur in one colour being a light olive-green.

Peridot gemstones are the birthstone for August and gifted for 16th wedding anniversaries. It was known as “gem of the sun” by ancient Egyptians.