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Olivine vs Peridot - What's the difference?

olivine | peridot |

As nouns the difference between olivine and peridot

is that olivine is any of a group of olive green magnesium-iron silicate minerals that crystallize in the orthorhombic system while peridot is a transparent olive-green form of olivine, used as a gem.

olivine

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (mineralogy, geology) Any of a group of olive green magnesium-iron silicate minerals that crystallize in the orthorhombic system.
  • * 2004 , (Richard Fortey), The Earth , Folio Society 2011, p. 51:
    • The olivine crystals in most basalts are imperfect, lacking clear crystal faces.

    Synonyms

    * chrysolite

    Derived terms

    * olivinic * olivinitic

    See also

    * bluestone * (wikipedia "olivine")

    Anagrams

    * ----

    peridot

    English

    (wikipedia peridot)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A transparent olive-green form of olivine, used as a gem.
  • * 2004 , (Richard Fortey), The Earth , Folio Society 2011, p. 51:
    • Gem-quality olivine is known as peridot , which has a subtle green light all its own.
  • *{{quote-magazine, date=2012-03
    • , author=Lee A. Groat , title=Gemstones , volume=100, issue=2, page=128 , magazine=(American Scientist) citation , passage=Although there are dozens of different types of gems, among the best known and most important are 

    Derived terms

    * peridotite

    Anagrams

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