Birthstone Jewelry For August - Peridot
Posted on June 25, 2009
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Peridot is the contemporary birthstone for August, and in addition to being used in August birthstone jewelry is the gemstone selected to mark the 16th wedding anniversary. This particular stone is a type of olivine which is a mixture of 2 minerals, foylite and forsterite. It is still quite doubtful where the word peridot comes from, whether it is from the French word peritot, which means unclear or the word for gem in Arabic, faridat. Whichever is true the gem was named peridot, by the French
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Birthstone Jewelry For August - Peridot
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