Peridot is one of the prettiest of all green gems, occurring in a color that is the epitome of grass green. The name peridot is used to describe the gem variety of the forsterite to fayalite olivine series. The ideal color is a rich grass-green, but some peridot is yellowish green, greenish yellow or brown. Peridot is not as light dependent as red and blue gems. It tends to look fabolous under all lights which is its great feature.
Gem peridot has been found in a handful of places around the world. In large sizes. In Burma its found most but in the 1990 its also discovered in Pakistan and now Pakistan is also one of the most big seller of this gem. Its also found in a lot more countries e.g. USA, China, Brazil, Norway and Australia.
Since peridot is not a particularly expensive stone, eye-clean clarity is the standard. Burmese gems are often marred by small platelet inclusions, which may give some stones a sleepy appearance.