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Peridot vs Citrine - What's the difference?

peridot | citrine |

As nouns the difference between peridot and citrine

is that peridot is a transparent olive-green form of olivine, used as a gem while citrine is a goldish-yellow colour, like that of a lemon.

As an adjective citrine is

of a goldish-yellow colour.

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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    citrine

    English

    (wikipedia citrine)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A goldish-yellow colour, like that of a lemon.
  • * Francis Thynne
  • * 1962' (quoting '''c. 1398 text), (Hans Kurath) & Sherman M. Kuhn, eds., ''(Middle English Dictionary) , Ann Arbor, Mich.: (University of Michigan Press), , page 1242:
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  • A brownish-yellow quartz

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • Of a goldish-yellow colour

    • See also

    * false topaz *

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