Editing Peridot (section)

== Cultural history ==
Peridot has been prized since the earliest civilizations for its claimed protective powers to drive away fears and nightmares, according to superstitions. There is a superstition that it carries the gift of "inner radiance", sharpening the mind and opening it to new levels of awareness and growth, helping one to recognize and realize one's destiny and spiritual purpose. 

Peridot olivine is the [[birthstone]] for the month of August.<ref>{{cite web |title=Birthstones for each month |website=gia.edu |publisher=[[Gemological Institute of America]] |url=https://www.gia.edu/birthstones |access-date=5 February 2021}}</ref>

Peridot has often been mistaken for [[emerald]] [[beryl]] and other green gems.<ref>{{cite web |title=Peridot gem guide and properties chart |website=Gemstones.com |url=https://www.gemstones.com/gemopedia/peridot |access-date=2022-09-14 |lang=en}}</ref> Noted [[gemologist]] [[George Frederick Kunz|G.F. Kunz]] discussed the confusion between [[beryl]] and peridot in many [[Relic#Christianity|church treasure]]s, most notably the "[[Shrine of the Three Kings|Three Magi]] treasure" in the [[Cologne Cathedral|Dom]] of [[Cologne]], Germany.<ref name="Kunz 1971">{{cite book | last=Kunz | first=G.F. |author-link=George Frederick Kunz | date=June 1971 | title=The Curious Lore of Precious Stones | publisher=Dover Publications | publication-place=New York, NY | isbn=0-486-22227-6 | page=66}}</ref><ref name="Rock & Gem Magazine 2023"/>