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Peridot

The attraction of peridot rests in its colour, ideally a rich 'oily' green but ranging from pale golden-green to brownish green.  The Red Sea island Zebirget (St. John's Island) was the source of peridot used by the ancient Mediterranean civilisations and is still worked sporadically to produce some of the finest peridot.  The Greeks and Romans knew the island as Topazios and called this green gem topaz; peridot is a French word, possibly derived from the Arabic 'faridat', meaning gem.  Today fine peridot is also mined in Burma, Norway and Arizona. 



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