Great South Gems & Minerals

• Olivine (North Carolina) •

• Olivine (North Carolina) •

peridot - iron - nickel - meteorites - forsterite - fayalite - chrysolite - evening emerald

A magnesium iron silicate. Hardness 6-1/2 to 7. Olivine's gemstone variety is known as peridot. Olivine is found in many iron-nickel meteorites.

Olivine is known by many names. Besides its actual mineral names, forsterite and fayalite, it is known as "chrysolite", "evening emerald" and Peridot. The term chrysolite is an old German name that was aplied to gemmy olivine, but now is only sometimes used to refer to light yellowish green olivine. Evening emerald is a name given to olivine's gemstone variety, peridot, by some jewelers in some attempt to increase the apparent value of the stones.

These Olivine material can be used in making beautiful cabochons and other gemstones.

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