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peridot

peridot

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A transparent pale green gem often used in jewelry
  • noun
  • /ˈpɛrɪˌdɒt/
translation icon : peridoto
  • Many people believe that wearing a peridot can bring good fortune and happiness.
  • peridot earrings
  • green peridot
  • peridot and diamond

You guys I love, I love wearing Peridot.

Examples

  • Emerald tends to have a deeper, more verdant hue, whereas peridot is lighter and more olive-colored.

    Onyx the Fortuitous and the Talisman of Souls (2023)

  • Her brown hair was yanked into a knot at the back of her head and held in place by a pencil, and her eyes were the unlikely color of peridot—a stone, Jack recalled, that the ancient Hawaiians believed to be the tears shed by the volcano goddess.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • That is the peridot stone but also symbolises courage.

  • And it has a little peridot gemstone, which is Otti's birthstone.

  • The pool itself lay in the setting like a giantess's pendant—glittering peridot, sapphire, topaz, diamond deep and clear.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • Look closely, and Susan's wearing a grass-green peridot and pearl ring on her engagement finger for Jim, who's coming to meet her as the S.S. Carinthia steams into New York Harbor.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • The beautiful engagement ring featured a peridot surrounded by tiny diamonds.

  • The jeweler displayed a variety of peridot gemstones, showcasing their shimmering green color.

Surface Forms

peridot singular
peridots plural

Etymology

Peridot probably comes from an old Arabic or French word for 'gem'. It is a pale green stone in the olivine family, like the word 'olive', so the name fits its pale green color.