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Peridot is the modern birthstone for August, and as well as being used in August birthstone jewelry is the precious stone selected to celebrate the sixteenth wedding anniversary. This particular gem is a variety of olivine which is a blend of 2 minerals, forsterite and foylite. It is still quite doubtful where the word peridot [...]

Since the 1st century specific gems have been associated with the zodiac signs and have been used in birthstone jewelry. Originally birthstone systems were based on the individual color of the gemstones. The beginnings of the custom are thought to be associated with the Breastplate of Aaron which incorporated gemstones associated with the twelve tribes [...]