peridot
[per-i-doh, -dot]
- a green transparent variety of olivine, used as a gem.
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Origin of peridot
1300–50; < French péridot; replacing Middle English peritot < Middle French
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Contemporary Examples
The emerald rainstorm contains a bright green mineral of a class called olivine—also known as peridot to us Earth-dwellers.
Space Bling: From Diamond Planets to Crystal Oceans to Precious Moon JewelsAlexa Valiente, Jaewon Kang
October 13, 2012
Historical Examples
Some fine gems of peridot, garnet and turquoise have been found.
Certain stones, notably the peridot (or chrysolite) and the hessonite (or cinnamon stone), have an oily luster.
A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving PublicFrank Bertram Wade
True olivine (the peridot or the chrysolite of the trade) is of a fine leaf-green or bottle-green shade in the peridot.
A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving PublicFrank Bertram Wade
The name is unfortunate as it is identical with the true name of the mineral which gives us peridot.
A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving PublicFrank Bertram Wade
Peridot, and the brighter olivine or chrysolite, while of the same mineral species, do not seem to occur together.
A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving PublicFrank Bertram Wade
peridot
- a pale green transparent variety of the olivine chrysolite, used as a gemstone
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Word Origin
C14: from Old French peritot, of unknown origin
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Word Origin and History for peridot
n.
type of gemstone, mid-14c. (mid-13c. in Anglo-Latin), from Old French peritot (early 13c., Modern French péridot), of unknown origin.
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