Olivine or peridot is actually the unofficial name for the connection of ferric mineral origin called fayalite and minerals with a high content of magnesium called forsterite. This composition provides a lively green color, which provides magnesium and golden hue smaller percentage of iron. Olivine has a bright green color reminiscent of a live olive green, hence the name of the Czech olivine from the Latin word oliva. Peridot is a relatively hard stone, on the Mohs scale of hardness is the 7th degree of 10 This feature is widely used in jewelry because since time immemorial Olivine ground and puts into jewelry, as evidenced by the discovery of a necklace in Egypt that dates back to the year 2000 BC. stones on this necklace comes from the island in the Red Sea, which, over time fell in oblivion and was rediscovered in the 19th century and with it yet undrawn bearing olivine. 

Olivine sites

The best known deposits of olivine in addition to Egypt and in Pakistan, Afghanistan, from where beautifully colored peridots used primarily for jewelry, and other world-famous sites are in Central Africa, Tanzania, Congo and Kenya, USA, Brazil, countries rich in mineral occurrence and precious stones. In addition to Russia, Italy and Germany Peridot occurs also in the Czech Republic and the nearby villages Semilsko Kozákov or Smrčí. 

Olivine properties

Olivine ( Peridot ) has special properties such that its color and brilliance remains the same as in daylight and under artificial lighting. Unlike the other follows green colored stones, this unique property mentioned, because the artificial light many stone changes color from green emerald is the example. Other attractions that you www.naturshop.cz of olivine found is that Olivine or Peridot is found only in one color and that green is not a color from a variety of compounds that occur in nature and affect the color of other minerals. 

Olivine and esoteric

In esoteric peridot is used as an effective filter waste products from the body. Olivine ( Peridot) , like many other green stones fall below the heart chakra, which soothes and relieves stress. It also helps remove excessive emotions that burden the heart, such as resentment, jealousy and anger. It helps us to open our hearts and assert themselves in society and at work without unnecessary aggression and dislikes's own or others. Peridot opens the heart and the mind, with helps us to better focus without too much effort. Olivine účinně also operate our body when we in detoxification helps remove toxic substances from the body, By how to cleanse the body, harmonize the metabolism or metabolism in the body, the whole body clean from toxins and mold and harmonize not only the flow of energy, but the whole functioning of the body. Peridot stoking the cap regenerates tired eyes.