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peridot
(redirected from precious olivine)

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peridot

 or precious olivine

Gem-quality, transparent green olivine. Very large crystals are found in Myanmar; peridots from the U.S. are seldom larger than two carats. Yellow-green peridot has been called chrysolite (Greek for “golden stone”); this term, used for various unrelated minerals, is now less common for the gemstone.

peridot
August alternate birthstone. [Am. Gem Symbolism: Kunz, 319]
See : Birthstones


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