{"title":"August Birthstone - Peridot","description":"\u003cp\u003ePeridot is one of those stones that makes you smile the moment you see it. That fresh, olive-green glow — bright and warm and a little bit unexpected — has a cheerfulness to it that's genuinely hard to resist. It's one of the few gemstones that forms deep within the earth's mantle, carried to the surface by volcanic activity. There's something quietly remarkable about wearing a stone with that kind of origin story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeridot suits the people who light up a room without trying. Warm, genuine, and impossible not to like.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhy Peridot?\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA colour that lifts the mood\u003c\/strong\u003e — Fresh olive-green tones with a natural warmth that pairs beautifully with yellow gold and sterling silver.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA stone born from the earth's core\u003c\/strong\u003e — One of the few gems that forms in the mantle rather than the crust, peridot carries a sense of origin that makes it genuinely distinctive.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDistinctive and personal\u003c\/strong\u003e — Peridot's colour comes entirely from its chemical composition — unlike most gems, it only ever comes in green. What you see is exactly what it is.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRight for more than one occasion\u003c\/strong\u003e — A lovely choice for August birthdays and 16th wedding anniversaries, or simply as a gift that says: I thought of you, and I wanted to make you smile.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eSomething in our peridot collection catch your eye? \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/contact\"\u003eDrop us a line\u003c\/a\u003e and we'll help you make it theirs.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/0263\/0756\/collections\/MarkMcaskillJewellery_image_mmj_view_e858-9ype.jpg?v=1779237372","url":"https:\/\/thegemcentre.com.au\/collections\/august-birthstone-peridot.oembed","provider":"The Gem Centre","version":"1.0","type":"link"}