Peridot Crystal Guide: meaning, origin & properties
Learn what Peridot is, where ours comes from, traditional associations across cultures, and how to identify a real specimen, in our complete Peridot Crystal Guide.
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We work directly with the mine or workshop, with no intermediaries in between. The relationship is personal, pricing is transparent, and we can speak to each batch.
Read our Sourcing Standards →Peridot is part of the silicate family.
This piece comes from San Carlos Apache Reservation, United States. Worth knowing: a lot of the peridot on the market is heat-treated. What we carry is natural and untreated.
Known since ancient times, valued in ancient Egypt and Rome.
Those who work with peridot often turn to it for openness to what comes your way, working through difficult feelings at your own pace, and settling into who you already are. It's traditionally linked to the heart and solar plexus chakras. If that resonates, set one on a shelf where your eye lands on it during the day. How you use it is up to you.
These are traditional associations drawn from historical practice. This stone is not a substitute for medical or mental health care.
A starting place for your own quiet practice.