Peridot Price Per Carat
Peridot is currently worth $15 to $900 per carat depending on quality.
Peridot is the rare gem with honest, transparent pricing: one color (green), no routine treatments, no synthetics in circulation. Arizona supplies the $15–$50 commercial market; fine Chinese and Vietnamese stones occupy the middle; and big, vivid 'grass green' gems from Myanmar and Pakistan's Supat Valley reach $200–$900 per carat in collector sizes.
PeridotValue Chart by Carat & Quality (2026)
Retail price per carat for loose stones, by size bracket and quality tier.
| Carat | Commercial (yellowish / olive) | Fine (vivid green, clean) | Top (Burma / Supat, 5 ct+) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 ct | $15–$30 | $30–$60 | $60–$120 |
| 1–2 ct | $20–$40 | $40–$90 | $90–$200 |
| 2–3 ct | $25–$50 | $50–$120 | $120–$300 |
| 3–5 ct | $30–$60 | $60–$180 | $180–$450 |
| 5–10 ct | $35–$70 | $80–$250 | $250–$700 |
| 10+ ct | $40–$80 | $100–$300 | $300–$900+ |
Natural untreated peridot, per carat — the entire market is untreated, a rarity in colored stones. Historic Egyptian (Zabargad) stones carry antique premiums beyond the table.
What Drives Peridot Value
The factors dealers actually price on — and how each one moves the per-carat number.
Green purity
The ladder runs yellowish-olive → golden green → pure 'grass' green. Iron makes peridot green and also makes it brownish when overloaded; the cleaner the green, the higher the tier.
Size, the peridot multiplier
Most peridot rough is small. Clean stones over 5 carats are uncommon and over 10 carats genuinely scarce — per-carat prices triple from 1 ct to 10 ct at every quality level.
Origin
Arizona's San Carlos reservation feeds the commercial market; China and Vietnam the middle; Myanmar and Pakistan's Supat Valley produce the large vivid stones that define the top tier. Historic Zabargad (Red Sea) stones are antiques with their own market.
Clarity and the lily pads
Eye-clean is expected in fine goods. Distinct 'lily pad' inclusions charm collectors and prove natural origin, but visible black chromite spots push stones down-tier.
Cut against the oil
Peridot's strong birefringence can make poorly-cut stones look fuzzy. Precision cutting that manages the doubling — and avoids the windowing common in native cuts — earns visible premiums.
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These prices only apply to genuine peridot
Imitations and undisclosed synthetics trade at a tiny fraction of these figures. Run the peridot real-vs-fake tests before valuing or selling your stone.
Peridot Price Questions
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Commercial yellowish-green: $15–$50 per carat. Fine vivid clean green: $50–$250 depending on size. Large top-color stones from Myanmar or Pakistan: $250–$900. The August birthstone is one of the best-value colored gems — fine color is genuinely affordable below 5 carats.
No — peridot is one of the only mainstream gems with no routine treatment whatsoever. The color is stable, natural iron chemistry. What you see is what geology made, which removes a whole category of pricing risk that buyers face with sapphire, emerald, or topaz.
Large (10 ct+), vivid grass-green stones from Myanmar's Mogok area and Pakistan's Supat Valley, reaching $300–$900+ per carat. Historic stones from Zabargad Island — the 'topazios' of the ancients, some set in medieval cathedral treasuries — carry antique value beyond gem pricing.
That's peridot's natural character, not a flaw: its luster and strong double refraction give the interior a soft, oily-green glow that gemologists actually use to identify it. Paired with doubled back facets under a loupe, it's reassurance you have the genuine article.
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