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'''Peridot''' is a gemstone with a distinctive green-gold color. Many of these gems come from the Kashmir region of [[Pakistan]]. They are also found in [[China]], [[Africa]], and [[Australia]]. In the [[United States]], Peridot is found in primarily in [[Arizona]] and [[New Mexico]]. It is sometimes called olivine, from the [[mineral]] olivine (Mg, Fe)<sub>2</sub>SiO<sub>4</sub> and is sometimes referred to as chrysolite, meaning ''gold stone'' in Greek. [[chemical|Chemically]], peridot is an [[iron]] [[magnesium]] [[silicate]]. The intensity of the [[color]] depends on the amount of iron present in the stone. The gemstone was used in ancient Egyptian jewelry. It ranks between a 6.5 and 7 on the [[hardness|Moh's hardness scale]].
Peridot is the [[birthstone]] for [[August]].
Peridot is the [[birthstone]] for [[August]].
==References==
* http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/commodity/gemstones/sp14-95/peridot.html
* http://www.gemstone.org/gem-by-gem/english/peridot.html
* http://www.galleries.com/minerals/gemstone/peridot/peridot.htm
[[Category: Birthstones]]
[[Category: Birthstones]]
[[Category: Gems]]
[[Category: Gems]]
[[Category: Minerals]]