0.46 Ct. Peridot from Ceylon (Sri Lanka)

There are moments when a gemstone appears like a memory made visible, and this Ceylon peridot is such a memory, captured and held in a delicate balance of light, color, and form. We present a transparent green peridot of 0.46 carat, an intimate size with extraordinary presence, whose emerald cut reveals a calm geometry and a refined serenity. Its dimensions, 5.97 by 3.91 by 2.35 millimeters, speak to a compact perfection that translates beautifully when set into a ring or a pendant, a gentle beacon of green that will never be overwhelming, only insistently elegant. The medium intense color intensity unfolds like a soft meadow dawn, verdant without shouting, lush without opacity. The cut is an emerald shape, a classic stage where clean lines and step facets invite a quiet depth into every glance. This peridot is unenhanced, its glow and hue are born of the earth and the sun in the mines of Ceylon, Sri Lanka. Its polish is excellent, which means that each plane of the stone catches and returns light with a near glasslike mirror finish, and its clarity is graded very slightly included when evaluated at eye level, assurances that the gem is natural and honest, a true companion for those who cherish authenticity.

When you hold this stone before the light, the meaning of 0.46 carat becomes clear beyond numbers, because carat weight is the language of presence and promise, and this peridot speaks in a refined whisper. Half a carat and yet more than a mere measurement, this weight represents premium quality for collectors and lovers of fine gems who understand that concentration of beauty can be concentrated in a smaller frame. The emerald cut enhances brilliance through broad facets that act like windowpanes to the gem's interior, creating ribboned flashes of lime and chartreuse that shift as the wearer moves, and that clarity grade of very slightly included ensures that these internal characteristics do not mar the gem, but rather authenticate its natural origin. Excellent polish magnifies this experience, smoothing every facet into a bright plane so the light flows uninterrupted, while the medium intense color intensity keeps the green lively and saturated without tipping into garishness. This is a peridot that reads as premium because of the harmony of its attributes, not because of one exaggerated trait. The absence of enhancement confirms its purity, a gem untouched by treatments, carrying within it the quiet geological history of Ceylon, a place renowned for producing gemstones that balance color, clarity, and character with rare grace.

Imagine this peridot set in an engagement ring for the person who favors distinction over the expected, or cradled in a pendant that rests low on the heart, catching breath and light with each movement. In jewelry it will tell a story of considered choices, a tale of romance that prefers nuance to noise. The 0.46 carat weight makes it versatile, a jewel that can be the centerpiece in a minimal bezel, or paired with diamonds to create contrast and ceremony, always keeping the green as the note of hope. As a salesperson of The Natural Gemstone Company I know the conversations a stone begins, and I invite you to consider this peridot as an heirloom in embryo, a small treasure with a large capacity for feeling. From the mines of Ceylon its journey to your hands is a promise kept, a promise of natural, untreated beauty, of excellent polish and elegant emerald cut proportions measured precisely at 5.97 by 3.91 by 2.35 millimeters, all wrapped in the intimacy of 0.46 carat. Let this gem be a quiet declaration, the kind that grows louder over years of wear and memory, and allow The Natural Gemstone Company to help you place it where its light will be seen and its story will be told.