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this revert "22:45, 23 May 2005 Grenavitar m (rv - it is not found on the sun....)" is silly; I presume you've been to the sun to collect minerals and didn't find any?

Silly - no. Have you collected peridot on the moon? I found no source for peridot on the moon, although it is likely considering the lunar rock compositions re: olivine. Peridot is gemstone quality olivine - if you have a ref. for peridot on the moon then re-add the lunar bit. Vsmith 16:29, 26 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]

== whats peridots streak? == I am not sure

Pronunciation

Many dictionaries put the "pear-a-dot" pronunciation first, before "pear-a-doe". Some only have the "pear-a-dot" listed, for example "Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language" is very definite and lists only one form, "per' i dot'".

Most gem and jewelery tradesmen use "pear-a-doe", and some are very definite in calling the "-dot" form as incorrect. If you believe dictionaries and encyclopedias, however, you have to conclude they are being near-sighted.

Peridot was first mined in quantity in the U.S. in the area of Peridot, Arizona. The name of that town is pronounced "pear-a-dot".

Thus in the interest of accuracy, I think the pronunciation in Wikipedia should follow that of the majority of on-line dictionaries as "pear-a-dot" or "pear-a-doe", i.e., both forms should be included. Also, the IPA in the original article actually pronounces to "-dot" in contradiction to the single "-doe" form present.

Still, I've corrected the IPA a little. The /ɑ/ in "dot" should not have a length mark after it (it's British English that has /ɑ:/, but in "dart", not "dot"). And the middle syllable is "i", not "uh", i.e. /ɪ/ not /ə/. (Yes, some dialects do distinguish them, even when unstressed, as in Lenin / Lennon.) 91.107.159.113 20:42, 12 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Someone seems to have changed it back. Please. The last syllable can be "dot" or "doe", but NOT "dart". That's just stupid. 91.107.169.128 (talk) 18:31, 18 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]