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GIA Peridot Info
Cleopatra's Favorite Gem: the Peridot Although history highlights Cleopatra's Emerald Collection there are many who believe the emeralds that she is famous for were actually Peridot. These claims are backed up by the fact that she was in control over and the main provider of the world's largest source of Peridot in Burma and Egypt. It is the only known gem to come from space in meteorites called pallasites, making it a gem that comes from the core of the earth and from space!
