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		<title>Peridot Mining History</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Zabargad Island Peridot &#8211; The Name Peridot is named after the French word peritot, meaning gold.&#160; Some variations of the stone are indeed more gold than green.&#160; Peridot is the birthstone for the month of August and is the stone given for a sixteenth anniversary. First mining Peridot has a long written history.&#160; Ancient papyri [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gemstone Hardness</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160; The mineral hardness scale was established by the German mineralogist Friedrich Mohs in the early 1800&#8217;s. He based the scale on ten common minerals ranging from talc, the softest mineral on the scale, to diamond, the hardest. Each mineral on the scale will scratch the mineral below it and will be scratched by the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Peridot Quiz Answer</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160; The correct answer is Egyptian The Egyptians believed that those who prospected for peridots could not do so during daylight hours because peridots were thought to be invisible in sunlight. Consequently, peridot miners worked in darkness, relying on torchlight to locate the lambent gems. Often they would mark the location of the find, then [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Peridot Gemstone Earrings</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Peridot gemstone earrings have a long history. Peridot is one of the oldest known gemstones.&#160; Possibly the earliest deposits were mined on the Isle of St. John (Topazos Island), and the Crusaders first introduced peridot to Europe.&#160; The Isle of St. John is now called Zabargad and is in Egypt, and peridot is no longer [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Peridot Gemstone Bracelets</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Peridot Gemstone Bracelets are the perfect accessory for any occasion from casual to formal.&#160; Its chemistry puts it in the same category as the diamond. Peridot is a gem-quality forsterite, a member of the Olivine group.&#160; Olivine is a mineral series that ranges in composition from forsterite (magnesium silicate) to fayalite (iron silicate).&#160; The name [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Peridot Gemstone Necklaces</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Peridot Gemstone Necklaces date back to the pharoahs and Cleopatra and have a strong connection to Egypt.&#160; There are records that indicate that peridot was mined as early as 1500 B.C.E. History Gem quality crystals of peridot are not easy to find.&#160; Peridot hardness ranges between 6.5 and 7.&#160; It is now mined in Myanmar [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Peridot Gemstone Rings</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Peridot Gemstone Rings are breathtakingly beautiful and appropriate for any occasion.&#160; The peridot gemstone is of the same origin as the diamond, and its clarity and lustre make it the perfiect stone for a ring setting. Mystical Properties Historically, peridot has long been used as a talisman.&#160; It is thought to keep men from being [...]]]></description>
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