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**This greenish yellow valuable gem is certainly named Peridot. This striking gem is found in: Myanmar, Saudi Arabia, North Carolina, Arizona, Hawii, Nevada, Norway,**
==Pakistan. Secretly is also found when lava flows, or meteorites, and is the only gem that is found in outer space too! This particular gem is made of the mineral olivine. The hardness of this gem is 6 1/2 - 7. The benifits of this gem is that if the owner wears it on their neck, he or she will gain dignity. Peridot is one of the two birthstone of August. Peridot is also found on a small island called Zabargad. Nothing grows on this spot of land. As in, there was green tiny gem crystals of olivine peridots. In the third and fourth centuries in Greece and Rome, the gem stone was used for intaglios, rings, ilays, pendants. From now on, you will know about the beautiful beauty of Peridot.==
 * [[image:Peridot_3.jpg width="259" height="167" align="right" caption="This is a olive colored Peridot.http://lunarbluedesigns.blogspot.com"]] || [[image:peridot_2.jpg width="167" height="164" align="right" caption="This is a circular Peridot. http://www.gemaffair.com/content/August_Birthstone_Jewelry_Guide.htm"]] || [[image:3jrocks/Peridot_1.jpg width="118" height="163" align="right" caption="This is a Peridot http://africagems-gemstones.blogspot.com"]] ||
 * Bibliography**

Hames, Willis. "Peridot." //World Book Student.//World Book, 2012. Web. 15 May 2012.