4mm Peridot Stud Earrings bc39badc492c4c2d735262d41ea798bb Stromatolites are an example of

Stromatolites are an example of what is called "a living fossil" as the bacteria that creates them continues to grow in several areas of our planet

Peridot is the gem variety of the mineral Olivine

a sodium aluminum silicate

Perfect crystals are rare

rating a 9 on the Moh’s scale

4mm Peridot Stud Earrings bc39badc492c4c2d735262d41ea798bb Stromatolites are an example ofPeridot is the gem variety of the mineral Olivine, which forms under intense volcanic heat and pressure deep below the Earth's crust. It receives it's grassy green color from the presence of iron and magnesium. Small crystals are abundant, but larger crystals are exceedingly uncommon. The first use of Peridot likely occurred on the island of Zabargad in the Red Sea some 3,500 years ago. Faceted stones from this location have been found in the ruins of