Peridot / Olivine / Chrysolite
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The symbols of a sunstone

Since ancient times, its bright and green color has associated its brilliance with sunlight.

The ancient Egyptians already called peridot the stone of the sun. Its name may come from the ancient Greeks, who called it the golden stone, or from ancient Arabic, but the origin of the word peridot remains uncertain.

In many cultures, it was considered a stone that provided vitality and against evil spells.

According to the modern tradition of birthstones in the West, peridot is associated with the month of August.
 

Significance and spiritual benefits

Lithotherapy, a contemporary energy and practice, recognizes peridot as having the same solar, protective, and properties. Its energizing power is a source of joy, its spiritual virtues stimulating motivation for action and mental and .

Its solar symbolism is thus a source of inner balance. It calms destabilizing emotions and as negative, such as resentment, anger, or jealousy, which cause the mind to stagnate in states that blind it to itself and external reality. Its accompaniment would then be conducive to all forms and forgiveness and emotional and .

Its protective role acts as a shield against nightmares and negative outside and . Peridot is a light that illuminates your own contradictions, its clear energy helping to nurture a self-image that encourages confidence and .

The springtime energy of Peridot invites you to be reborn; to let go of distorted memories of the past, to heal your wounds, to open your heart to the possibilities and realized.

The stone can connect you deeply to the splendor of Nature and the life that populates it. Its magical energy is feminine in essence, but whether you are a woman or a man, it can help you reconnect with your source, your inner magic, through this symbol that connects you to the expression of the sacred feminine, to yin energies, in order to heal the feminine part of your being and shine in full possession of your sensitivity.

On a physical level

These associations are symbolic and , and are not based on scientific data: according to tradition, like most apple-green stones, peridot helps detoxify the body, aids liver function, facilitates digestion, has revitalizing properties and the immune system.
 

How to use peridot

For a stronger connection with the spiritual forces of nature, you can go for a walk accompanied by your Peridot.

Between Ostara and (the Spring Equinox and ¹ ), keep a Peridot with you to amplify the dynamic energies of renewal, fertility and sense of infinity and that characterize this time of year.

Practice emotional release visualization with a Peridot placed on your heart if you feel that it is heavy and the past is preventing you from moving forward.

Where to place a Peridot?

If you have an altar, place your peridot facing east to symbolize the energies of that direction.
 

Which stones or crystals to combine with Peridot

Peridot can be combined with a number of stones. Here is a selection of some of the most iconic ones to fully reveal its power depending on the desired virtues:

• A stone of inner peace, aquamarine crystal can be beneficial and unblocking and soothing emotions.
• Combining it with citrine crystal or citrine quartz, which is also linked and joy and energy and the sun, can boost your optimism, motivation and
• Through its contrast,hematite, a micaceous iron ore, can create a synergistic effect conducive and grounding and stabilizing the mind.
• A stone and wisdom and communication, ultramarine lapis lazuli combined with peridot will help you express yourself clearly and
• The combination with iron pyrite can nourish mental strength through its protection and thereby and intentions and abundance and .

The hardness of peridot: important notes on its association with other minerals

Peridot has a hardness of 6.5/7 on the Mohs scale.

This means that among the stones we recommend pairing with it, peridot can scratch lapis lazuli (5/5.5).

It can be scratched by Citrine (7) and (7.5/8).

Peridot, hematite (5.5/6.5), and (6/6.5) can scratch each other.

Handle with care!
 

Mineralogy of Peridot

This is a variety rich in magnesium (more specifically, ferrous magnesium silicate) of the olivine mineral called forsterite.

Peridot has an orthorhombic crystal system. Its olive green to yellowish green color is due to the presence of iron in the crystal structure.

It forms in magnesium-rich igneous rocks, particularly peridotites, or may originate from mantle rocks brought to the surface by volcanoes.

Its main deposits are found and Pakistan (particularly Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), China, Egypt (Zabargad), the United States and .

The absence of quartz is a prerequisite for the formation of peridot, as this mineral can only exist in ultrabasic rocks that are low in silica, where quartz cannot form: too much silica and will disappear in favor of pyroxene.