Birthstone August Peridot Initial Necklace in Yellow Gold Vermeil Chain Length:24" fearlessness

fearlessness

They worshipped a legendary emerald

Inspiration

convinced it drew prosperity towards them

Of truth spoken with care

Birthstone August Peridot Initial Necklace in Yellow Gold Vermeil Chain Length:24" fearlessnessAugust's stone is the gem of the sun. Ancient Egyptians called peridot the gem of the sun and mined it as early as 1500 BC on a volcanic island in the Red Sea. Legend says the first stones were gathered at night by lantern light the miners marking where they glowed, returning to dig by day. For centuries, the 200 carat stones adorning the shrine of the Three Holy Kings in Cologne Cathedral were believed to be emeralds. They were peridot. This is the