Peridot vs Emerald - What's the difference?
peridot | emerald |
A transparent olive-green form of olivine, used as a gem.
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Of a rich green colour.
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Any of various green gemstones, especially a green transparent form of beryl, highly valued as a precious stone.
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Emerald green, a colour.
(dated, UK, printing) A kind of type, in size between minion and nonpareil.
As nouns the difference between peridot and emerald
is that peridot is a transparent olive-green form of olivine, used as a gem while emerald is any of various green gemstones, especially a green transparent form of beryl, highly valued as a precious stone.As an adjective emerald is
of a rich green colour.As a proper noun Emerald is
a town in Queensland, Australia.peridot
English
(wikipedia peridot)Noun
(en noun)- Gem-quality olivine is known as peridot , which has a subtle green light all its own.
citation, passage=Although there are dozens of different types of gems, among the best known and most important are
Derived terms
* peridotiteAnagrams
* * * * *emerald
English
(wikipedia emerald)Adjective
(en adjective)- The insect-queen of eastern spring, / O'er emerald meadows of Kashmeer / Invites the young pursuer near, / And leads him on from flower to flower / A weary chase and wasted hour.
Noun
(en noun)citation, passage=Although there are dozens of different types of gems, among the best known and most important are diamond, ruby and sapphire, emerald and other gem forms of the mineral beryl, chrysoberyl, tanzanite, tsavorite, topaz and jade.}}