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Peridot
media type="file" key="22.wav" width="300" height="50" I am interested in a peridot because it is a very pretty gemstone. A peridot is pretty because its shiny and it has many colors. A peridots' hardness is 6 and a half to 7 on the hardness scale of minerals. This gemstone comes from Arizona. I picked peridot because it was my birthstone.



__Comments from Teachers during the research process:__
 * Note from Mr. Kleyn- What is your birthstone? Can you find the spelling for the word that is underlined in red? What other resources can you use?

Note from Mr. VanOrden - I like your questions. I found it interesting when learning about peridot, that Cleopatra may have actually worn it in her jewelry and Native Americans mine it today in parts of our country.

Note from Mrs. Smith: You are right ~ this is a beautiful birthstone! It seems like it's not a very hard mineral since it is only a 6 or 7 on the hardness scale that goes to 10. Maybe that's why the Native Americans of Arizona chose to wear it in their jewelry. They could more easily cut it and shape it they way they wanted. You've done a nice job on this research project.