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Line 44: ==History and Lore== It is the [[birthstone]] for the month of August. According to [[folklore]], the peridot will bring its wearer success, peace, and its good luck. Peridot has been found in [[Ancient Egypt\|Egyptian]] [[jewellery]] from the early second millennium ~~BCE~~BC and was mined from the [[volcanic]] island of [[Zabargad\|Zebirget]], or St. Johns Island, in the [[Red Sea]]. Native Hawaiians referred to peridot crystals as the tears of [[Pele (mythology)\|Pele]], their goddess of fire. ==External links==

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