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Peridot vs Aquamarine - What's the difference?

peridot | aquamarine |

As nouns the difference between peridot and aquamarine

is that peridot is peridot while aquamarine is .

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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    aquamarine

    English

    (wikipedia aquamarine)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The bluish-green colour of the sea.
  • A bluish-green variety of beryl.
  • * '>citation

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • Of a bluish-green colour.

    • Derived terms

    * Madagascar aquamarine

    See also

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