Gem Facts – Peridot
October 22, 2009 by Carole Shashona
Filed under colors, razzle-dazzle
Peridot: If “peridot” once meant “bright,” it would be a good description for a very cheerful gem. Peridot is a perky lime-yellow color; in tone, it’s the yellow of the summer’s grass-full of daffodils and buttercups.
Its history dates back to Queen Berenice of Egypt in the 3rd century B.C.E., and the Ottoman Empire at one [...]
