Today, peridot is found around the globe, with deposits of the gemstone found in China, Myanmar, Pakistan, Tanzania, Vietnam, and the United States.

Where is peridot naturally found?

Peridot can be found in the Canary Islands, China, Brazil, Norway, Hawaii, Australia, Pakistan and South Africa. Burma produces some good peridots, however these tend to be a darker shade of green. Brazil, as well as Arizona and New Mexico, also provide some fine, though usually small gemstones.

Where is peridot most likely found?

Today most peridot is mined by Native Americans in Arizona on the San Carlos Reservation. Fine large peridot are found in Myanmar (formerly Burma) and peridot is also mined in China and Sri Lanka. In 1994, an exciting new deposit of peridot was discovered in Pakistan that is among the finest ever seen.