Garnet X Peridot Novels & Stories

The color of the stone was a deep yellowish-green transparent variety of olivine. “This is Peridot. My mother bought me this when I was a child. The stone symbolizes good fortune. I want to see how wonderful your neighbor’s boy is at painting that you can’t stop complimenting him. Tell him I will definitely meet him,” Joshua murmured, his gaze straight; this was why he didn’t notice Julia’s tear-filled eyes. “Alright!” she stated with a heavy heart and she had made up her mind to tell him the truth shortly.

“Here, take a look.” Everyone crowded closer as Xena lifted the lid. Inside was a delicate lavender gemstone bracelet that sparkled under the chandelier light. “Wow, that’s stunning,” someone said. “Lavender gemstones like that are incredibly rare. It must be worth a fortune.” Xena’s smile deepened as she admired it. “Felix really knows how to make a woman feel special,” she said softly.

“Zara, I love this skirt. This shade of green is very flattering on you!” I peek in at them from the doorway and watch Zara smooth down her skirt. “Thank you, Am... uh... Mom? It’s emerald but did you know emeralds are actually beryllium aluminum silicate? They just have chromium and vanadium impurities. It comes in other varieties too, it just depends on the mineral impurities introduced during its formation.”

For convenience, the shop had been closed that day, only serving Jake and Ann. The shopkeeper invited Ann to sit in the shop comfortably, and some of the shop assistants brought some types of jewelry from the newest collection. Ann could tell that these jewels were all costly and of high quality from the gleam of their light. Besides being made of gold, the gemstones that adorn them were stunning. Emerald, topaz, rose quartz, ruby, peridot, tourmaline, onyx, diamond, jadeite, opal, sapphire, alexandrite. The price was hundreds of thousands to millions of dollars per carat.

The lines are simple and allow the gold to shine. “Garnets?” I ask, unsure of the stone. They are deeply red, like the seeds of the pomegranate. “Yes! It’s good to know your gemstones! I always know them because they look like pomegranate seeds, and they shine more brilliantly at night.”

’ ‘But you’re still going out with Fabrizio today. ‘Would it help if I told you we won’t be alone? He’s bringing two assistants. I’ll be mostly talking to Louis-François, our engraver. I need to check with him if champlevé enamel works with the materials I’ve got in mind. Then there’s Peter Carl. He’s our stone guy. We’re looking at peridot and black diamonds—’ I stopped. I’d been rambling. ‘Anyway, it’s work.’ Ashton slowed the car. ‘We’re here.’

he dismisses Emerald’s concerns. A servant girl enters with a huge bag. It turns out that it's workout clothes in all different colours. Malachite has a pretty green; Ruby and Garnet each receive a set in red, different shades though. Mine is gold. It’s too much. I don’t want to be the centre of attention.

Each gem in the necklace had a different shape, but combined, the effect was breathtakingly perfect. Amanda looked meaningfully at Jennifer. “This olive peridot necklace is actually one of G’s third-tier works. And Jennifer’s fourth design draft? It’s almost identical to G’s original drawing. Miss Jennifer, my work merely shares a similar style—but yours is an exact copy.” Jennifer’s face instantly went pale as paper.

Had no one ever told her she was breathtaking? "I know you all have work to do." Pearl said in her innocent way. "Tell me, Hope, when is your birthday?" The little devil, I knew what she was up to. Hope looked confused, but she answered anyway. "August 30th." "On my that's the peridot, it's a beautiful stone." Pearl said to Hope but was looking at me. I would play my part. "What color is that?" I asked nonchalantly. "Oh, it's a light green sort of mint." Pearl offered.

He opened the safe, revealing a small, velvet-lined box. "I have three rings that I think you'll be interested in", he said, a sly smile spreading across his face, "They're made with the rarest stones, and they're truly one-of-a-kind". He opened the box, revealing three exquisite rings. The first one was set with a beautiful Benitoite, a rare blue gemstone that sparkled like a star. The second one was a stunning Red Diamond, it has a deep, fiery color. And the third one... the third one was set with a breathtaking Serendibite, a yellow-brown gemstone that seemed to glow with an otherworldly energy.