Peridot Jewellery

The Peridot Jewellery Collection at Palenque celebrates one of the gemstone world's most joyful and distinctive stones, peridot, a variety of the mineral olivine whose vivid, lime-green colour is unlike any other gemstone. Where most green stones, emerald, jade, tourmaline, derive their colour from trace impurities, peridot's green is intrinsic to its chemical composition, an iron-magnesium silicate whose colour cannot be altered or enhanced, only expressed. It is a green that is bright and warm and unambiguous, a colour that feels alive and energetic, and it has been prized since antiquity, mined in ancient Egypt on the island of Zabargad in the Red Sea and used to adorn the treasures of the pharaohs. The collection features the Viva birthstone bracelet, available in two designs, the heart and the orb. Each bracelet is made from a strand of faceted peridot beads, the faceting chosen to maximise the stone's natural brilliance, each cut surface catching and refracting the light in a way that amplifies the vivid lime-green of the peridot and gives the bracelet a lively, sparkling quality. At the centre of each bracelet sits either a 925 sterling silver heart bead or a 925 sterling silver orb bead, a single metallic accent that provides a focal point for the design and a counterpoint to the warmth of the peridot. The heart design brings a romantic, considered quality to the bracelet, while the orb design takes a more geometric, architectural approach, and both are completed with the same quality of craftsmanship and attention to detail that defines every piece in the Palenque collection. Peridot is the birthstone for August, and the Viva is a particularly meaningful gift for those born in that month, though the stone's extraordinary colour makes it a compelling choice at any time of year. The Peridot Jewellery Collection is available exclusively at Palenque.