Peridot

The vivid green of the peridot, with just a slight hint of gold, is just the color of peridot. It is the birthstone of August and Leo the Lion.The peridot is a very old gemstone, and one which has become very popular again today. It is so ancient that it can be found in Egyptian jewelery from the early 2nd millennium B.C.. The stones used at that time came from a deposit on a small volcanic island in the Red Sea, some 45 miles off the Egyptian coast at Aswan, which was not rediscovered until about 1900. Did you know that the other word for peridot is chrysolite means in greek golden stone even though it is not golden? The hardness level of a piece of peridot would be 6.5 or 7 on Moh's hardness scale. Well, that's it so if you want to know more check out one of the peridot articles of google.