Peridot Palm Stone Jasper Obsidian was prized by Indigenous

Obsidian was prized by Indigenous cultures across Mesoamerica and the American Southwest for its ability to fracture to a remarkably sharp edge

sometimes sold as a “Pakistani diamond

The setting is solid

and East Africa

Baltic amber has traveled trade routes since the Stone Age

Peridot Palm Stone Jasper Obsidian was prized by IndigenousThe green of deep mantle rock, held in the palmperidot is one of the few gems that forms below the crust. Peridot is the gem variety of olivine, a magnesium iron silicate ((Mg,Fe)2SiO4) that crystallizes in the upper mantle and reaches the surface through volcanic activity or in xenoliths carried by basaltic magma. Its vivid yellow green color is an intrinsic property of the iron in its crystal structurethe color is built into the mineral's chemistry