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Peridot vs Pectolite - What's the difference?

peridot | pectolite |

As nouns the difference between peridot and pectolite

is that peridot is peridot while pectolite is (mineralogy) a gray-white mineral inosilicate hydroxide of calcium and sodium that crystallizes in the triclinic system, with the chemical formula na]]ca2si3o8(o[[hydrogen|h).

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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    pectolite

    English

    (wikipedia pectolite)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (mineralogy) a gray-white mineral inosilicate hydroxide of calcium and sodium that crystallizes in the triclinic system, with the chemical formula Na]]Ca2Si3O8(O[[hydrogen, H).