Also known as - Chrysolite, Olivine

Rarest forms - Cat's Eye & Star

Countries of origin - Australia, Brazil, China, Kenya, Mexico, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Tanzania, & Arizona.

Interesting Tidbits -

• Popular during the Baroque peroid
• Largest Cut piece - 319 Carats, located in Smithsonian in Washingston DC
• Russia has peridot from a meteorite that fell in 1749
• Easily confused with Chrysoberyl

Schumann, Walter. 2009. Gemstones of the World. Sterling Publishing Co., New York.