Today’s Greatitude

Peridot

The August birthstone, called Peridot-has an amazing story. Although most of the peridot seen in jewelry today comes from sources such as China, Myanmar, Pakistan, Tanzania, Vietnam and the United States, some journeyed to Earth on meteorites while others are found in exotic locales like Peridot Beach, Hawaii, where the sands shimmer a luminous green.

The Egyptian island of Zabargad is the oldest recorded source of this August birthstone. Mining may have begun around 340–279 BCE.

The finest specimens of this birthstone for August can be found in prestigious museums around the world. A beautiful stone and it is said that emotional healing, mental clarity, heart opening, abundance, joy, growth, luck, light, happiness comes for those who wear it!