Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. From the days of Cleopatra to the peak of the British empire, the colour of peridot made it a valued jewel.

The semiprecious stone, which is the August birthstone, is typically the same slime lime shade as the trending hue of the summer. By Victoria Gomelsky When the acidic lime color on the cover of “brat, ...

Peridot is a yellow-green stone that comes from the mineral olivine. Some believe its name derives from the Arabic "faridat," or "gem," according to Geological Institute of America. Others, however, ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Doris Hangartner invites readers of her coffee table book Gem Love Letters to open it randomly and be drawn to ...