It is the [[birthstone]] for the month of August. According to [[folklore]], the peridot will bring its wearer success, peace, and its good luck. Peridot has been found in [[Ancient Egypt|Egyptian]] [[jewellery]] from the early second millennium BCBCE and was mined from the [[volcanic]] island of [[Zabargad|Zebirget]], or St. Johns Island, in the [[Red Sea]]. Native Hawaiians referred to peridot crystals as the tears of [[Pele (mythology)|Pele]], their goddess of fire.
