In North-Eastern China, near the lush Changbai Mountains, Fuli Gemstones is working on what it hopes will be the first zero-waste mine for colored gemstones, in the world. Set to open in 2024, the ...

August is near! And with it comes the influx of peridot jewels to ooh and aah at. Peridot seems more popular now than ever. While blue and green is the hottest color combination of the year (sorry, ...

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 peridot on the market today can be inconsistent, and many people think it’s more of a yellow-green color, or it doesn’t come in large sizes. But the mine will have an enormous and consistent ...