Peridot Earrings - Sterling Silver Studs - August Birthstone Jewelry - Electroformed Post Earrings

*ATTENTION US CUSTOMERS, THIS SHIPS TARIFF FREE* Small raw peridots in your choice of copper or fine silver- both options come with a sterling silver backing. Please allow for differences in the color and size of stones. Peridot is August's birthstone - Sign is Leo *Peridot is a stone of happiness, light and abundance. Throughout history, peridot has been wrongly identified as emerald. Legend has it that Cleopatra’s legendary collection of emerald jewels were in fact peridots, *The peridot is one of only two stones (along with diamond) formed not in the Earth’s crust, but in the molten rock of the earth's mantle and then brought to the surface by the force of earthquakes and volcanoes. Tiny Peridot grains can still be found washed upon the shore in volcanic areas of Hawaii- according to ancient folklore, they represent the tears of Pele.