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Amethyst vs Peridot - What's the difference?

amethyst | peridot |

As nouns the difference between amethyst and peridot

is that amethyst is a transparent purple variety of quartz, used as a gemstone while peridot is a transparent olive-green form of olivine, used as a gem.

As an adjective amethyst

is having a colour similar to that of the gemstone.

amethyst

English

(wikipedia amethyst)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A transparent purple variety of quartz, used as a gemstone.
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2012-03
    • , author=Lee A. Groat , title=Gemstones , volume=100, issue=2, page=128 , magazine=(American Scientist) 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.)}}
  • (uncountable) A purple colour.
  • (tincture) The purple tincture when emblazoning the arms of the English nobility.

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Having a colour similar to that of the gemstone

    • See also

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    References

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    peridot

    English

    (wikipedia peridot)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A transparent olive-green form of olivine, used as a gem.
  • * 2004 , (Richard Fortey), The Earth , Folio Society 2011, p. 51:
    • Gem-quality olivine is known as peridot , which has a subtle green light all its own.
  • *{{quote-magazine, date=2012-03
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    Derived terms

    * peridotite

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