Emerald of the Evening – Fine Natural Peridot in a Mercury Talisman Ring

Featured today is a fine natural peridot from china of 2.26 carats set in sterling silver as a Mercury ring. The gem has a vivid olive green color with speckles of gold visible. Highly lustrous and with great clarity, the gem has an appealing checkerboard cushion cut.

Natural peridot also known as Olivine or zabarjad is the substitute gem of natural emerald /panna and carries the planetary energy of Mercury/ Budh within it. Metaphysical and healing properties of peridot include helping the wearer, get rid of negative emotions and by regenerating positive life force by helping the endocrine system. Peridot also goes by the euphemism “emerald of the evening”.

The Shrine of the Three Kings, GermanyPeridot is among one of the earliest known gemstones. It is interesting to note that there is a reliquary of the Three Kings- the Biblical Magi – Gasper, Melchior and Balthazar in the Cologne Cathedral (which is a world heritage site itself) in Germany. The shrine is believed to rest the relics of the Three Magi. It is one of the finest specimens of Medieval gold smithy made around 1181 AD and has, among nearly a thousand gemstones, three 200-carat peridots decorating it!

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