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peridot

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per·i·dot  (pr-dt, -d)
n.
A yellowish-green variety of olivine used as a gem.
[Middle English, from Old French.]
peri·dotic (-dtk, -dtk) adj.
peridot [ˈpɛrɪˌdɒt]
n
(Earth Sciences / Minerals) a pale green transparent variety of the olivine chrysolite, used as a gemstone
[from Old French peritot, of unknown origin]
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Noun1.peridot - a pale green variety of chrysoliteperidot - a pale green variety of chrysolite; used as a gemstone
chrysolite - a brown or yellow-green olivine found in igneous and metamorphic rocks and used as a gemstone
transparent gem - a gemstone having the property of transmitting light without serious diffusion
Translations
peridot [ˈperɪdɒt] N → peridotita f
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He would often spend a whole day settling and resettling in their cases the various stones that be had collected, such as the olive-green chrysoberyl that turns red by lamplight, the cymophane with its wirelike line of silver, the pistachio-coloured peridot, rose-pink and wine-yellow topazes, carbuncles of fiery scarlet with tremulous, four-rayed stars, flame-red cinnamon-stones, orange and violet spinels, and amethysts with their alternate layers of ruby and sapphire.
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