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How to Buy a Peridot
 This yellow green gemstone is known in lore as being able to help dreams come true. Perhaps you will be able to make your own dreams come true in owning this stone if you learn a little bit about its nature and judging the best quality stone for your money.
Peridot is a gemstone form of Olivine and it’s actually created through volcanic action. Talk about your action packed beginnings. It’s found all over the world, in places like Australia, Brazil, China, Egypt, Myanmar, Norway and more abundantly in the United States in the state of Arizona. Most of the world’s Peridot comes from Arizona, but if you want higher quality pieces look for gems from Myanmar and Egypt.
Larger Peridot pieces tend to appear cloudy or feature lots of flaws. So, the better the clarity of this stone the more valuable it is. More intensely green Peridot stones are more valuable, while those stones with tinges of brown are less valuable. You’ll also see some Peridot in a grayish or very washed out green that’s least valuable.
Peridot like other gems needs to be protected from heat and from ultraviolet light or it could be damaged or lose its color. Protect the stone when not wearing it to reduce the risk of surface scratches which are unappealing and can lower the value. You do not want to put this precious stone in any ultrasonic cleaners either.
Peridot holds it’s own on the market as a valuable precious gemstone, so you may come across the occasional imitation. Like other gemstones, it can be imitated with glass or paste. Be sure to hold your stones up to the light. A real gemstone has inclusions or flaws in it. In addition, Peridot can be heated to improve its color. A reputable dealer will tell you if a stone has been enhanced in this way. 
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