Found deep within the earth’s molten mantle and hidden within meteorites, Peridot is a gemstone that takes it to the extreme. Historical and modern gem miners find this bright green gem within lava flows around the world. Rarely, Peridot can be found in pallasite meteorites (like the Seymchan slice in lot 202) along with the mineral Olivine, which Peridot is the gem variety of.

The birthstone for August, ancient Egyptians called Peridot “the gem of the sun”, though its name comes from the Arabic word faridat, meaning gem.