| Known as the extraterrestrial gemstone because | | | | fraction of the cost of precious emerald, they |
| it has been found in meteorites, peridot makes | | | | make an affordable alternative too! |
| sensational jewelry including exceptional | | | | Peridot rings are often prong set because this |
| engagement rings. | | | | allows the maximum amount of light through the |
| It is an idiochromatic gemstone, meaning that the | | | | gemstone, making it flash with color. This is |
| color is intrinsic and that the gemstone is always | | | | especially important when set as the central stone |
| the same color. In the case of peridot, that is | | | | in a diamond engagement ring because otherwise |
| green. However, it can be found in a range of | | | | the dazzling fire and brilliance of the diamonds |
| hues from palest yellow green through golden lime | | | | would overshadow the green gemstone. |
| greens to the deepest grass green. Traditionally, | | | | However, with a hardness of only 6.5 compared |
| the richest darker grass greens have been the | | | | with 10 of diamond, this extraterrestrial gemstone |
| most highly sought after, although different trends | | | | is relatively brittle. To protect it more completely, |
| and preferences emerge from time to time. | | | | it is can be set into a bezel (or rub over) setting |
| Peridots are often clear gemstones with few | | | | in which the gemstone girdle is completely |
| apparent flaws, and when facetted, they split and | | | | surrounded by a trace of precious metal. Bezel |
| bend the light in such as way as to give a | | | | set gemstones can be completely surrounded by |
| velvet-like appearance with a arresting rich glow. | | | | very small prong set diamonds. This particular |
| And it is their clarity and sensational color which | | | | setting can also be used as an engagement ring. |
| makes them a firm favorite for jewelry ranging | | | | Rings and other jewelry settings can be made |
| from earrings, bracelets, necklaces, pendants and | | | | from various different precious metals depending |
| of course, peridot rings. | | | | on the exact shade of green of the gemstone. In |
| Because they are green, the best quality, deeper | | | | particular, white metals such as silver (for less |
| green gemstones have traditionally been mistaken | | | | expensive rings), white gold and platinum (for the |
| for emeralds. But they are so much more than | | | | more expensive styles) can be used to set grass |
| faux emeralds. As emeralds become ever more | | | | green specimens. Yellow gold is more common |
| expensive, peridots can be used in contemporary | | | | for golden lime greens and warmer shades of |
| settings accented with diamonds, as sublime green | | | | grass green. |
| engagement rings. And because they are only a | | | | |