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Olivine is known by many names. Besides its actual mineral names, forsterite and fayalite, it is known as "chrysolite", "evening emerald" and olivine. The term chrysolite is an old German name that was applied to gemmy olivine, but now is only sometimes used to refer to light yellowish green discount olivine wholesale jewelry. Evening emerald is a name given to cheap olivine's gemstone variety, handmade olivine, by some jewelers in some attempt to increase the apparent value of the stones jewelry wholesale. China Olivine's gemstone variety is known as olivine. Fashion Olivine is the birthstone of August and is usually a very affordable colored gemstone fashion jewelry. Olivine has its own unique green-yellow color that is different from emerald. The best colored olivine has an iron percentage less than 15% and includes nickel and chromium as trace elements that may also contribute to the best olivine color. Olivine is a colorful, affordable and attractive gemstone china jewelry. Physical characteristics: Color is a light near emerald green to the more common pale yellowish green; also found colorless, greenish brown to black. A
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