Peridot vs Tourmaline - What's the difference?
peridot | tourmaline |
A transparent olive-green form of olivine, used as a gem.
* 2004 , (Richard Fortey), The Earth , Folio Society 2011, p. 51:
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A complex black or dark coloured borosilicate mineral.
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A transparent gemstone cut from it.
As nouns the difference between peridot and tourmaline
is that peridot is a transparent olive-green form of olivine, used as a gem while tourmaline is a complex black or dark coloured borosilicate mineral.peridot
English
(wikipedia peridot)Noun
(en noun)- Gem-quality olivine is known as peridot , which has a subtle green light all its own.
citation, passage=Although there are dozens of different types of gems, among the best known and most important are
Derived terms
* peridotiteAnagrams
* * * * *tourmaline
English
Noun
(en noun)citation, passage=Although there are dozens of different types of gems, among the best known and most important are […] . (Common gem materials not addressed in this article include amber, amethyst, chalcedony, garnet, lazurite, malachite, opals, peridot, rhodonite, spinel, tourmaline , turquoise and zircon.)}}