Peridot
ペリドット
Peridot is a natural gemstone with a Mohs hardness of 6.5–7, and its traditional symbolic meaning is “Marital happiness & harmony.” It is a birthstone for August.
Mohs hardness
6.5–7
Mineral group
Olivine
Color
Yellow-green
MEANING
Marital happiness & harmony
LORE & HISTORY
Revered as the “gem of the sun” in ancient Egypt. Remarkably, peridot crystals have even been found in meteorites.
Meanings and lore reflect widely known traditions and are not claims of effect. Hardness and mineral group are standard mineralogy — About our data