See - peridot is beautiful if you get a GOOD one - a lovely deep shade of new grass green! Most of the lower end ones don't have good color.Originally Posted by Tari
Diamonds are my favorite, but I also love pearls (especially the south seas colored pearls). My birthstone is the peridot, but I don't much like it.
I am a gemstone GEEK! I have been interested since I was a little girl and helped purchase my first piece of jewelry from birthday money. I still have that pendant - a Victorian-era lavalier -- rose gold, amethyst and seed pearls.
I don't have a fave, tho' ruby is my birthstone. I only have a couple of small ones.