Yellow, to yellow-green, olive-green, to brownish, sometimes a lime green, to emerald-ish hue
Twinning
Uncommon, simple twinning can occur on {100}, {011},{012}, cyclic twinning on {031}
Cleavage
Poor on {010} and {110}, {010} cleavage improves with increasing iron content
Fracture
Conchoidal
Mohs scale hardness
6.5–7
Luster
Vitreous to oily
Streak
Colorless
Diaphaneity
Translucent to transparent
Specific gravity
3.2–4.3
Refractive index
1.64–1.70
Birefringence
+0.036
Pleochroism
Weak pale yellow-green to yellow, yellow to yellow orange
Melting point
Very high
Fusibility
Infusible avoid thermal shock
Solubility
Slow in HCl to form gelatinous silica
Peridot (/ˈpɛrɪˌdɒt,-ˌdoʊ/PERR-ih-dot, -doh), sometimes called chrysolite, is a yellowish-green transparent variety of olivine. Peridot is one of the few gemstones that occur in only one color.
Peridot can be found in mafic and ultramafic rocks occurring in lava and peridotite xenoliths of the mantle. The gem occurs in silica-deficient rocks such as volcanic basalt and pallasitic meteorites. Peridot is one of only two gems observed to be formed not in Earth's crust, but in the molten rock of the upper mantle.[1] Gem-quality peridot is rare on Earth's surface due to its susceptibility to weathering during its movement from deep within the mantle to the surface.[2] Peridot has a chemical formula of (Mg, Fe)2SiO4. Peridot is one of the birthstones for the month of August.[3]
Peridot (/ˈpɛrɪˌdɒt, -ˌdoʊ/ PERR-ih-dot, -doh), sometimes called chrysolite, is a yellowish-green transparent variety of olivine. Peridot is one of...
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which are rich in the gemstone peridot (olivine). The island is believed to be the first discovered source of peridot, which was called topazios in ancient...
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(isometric, cubic crystal system). Both are mainly known from meteorites. Peridot is the gemstone variety of forsterite olivine. Pure forsterite is composed...
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contain xenoliths of peridotite. The Peridot Mesa vent is noted for the occurrence of quantities of gem quality peridot found within lherzolite xenolith nodules...
high quality gemstones. Some of the major gemstones are enlisted below; Peridot Aquamarine Topaz - in various colours including violet, pink, golden, and...
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