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Peridot Butterfly
Specimen | Catalog Number | Locality | Weight |
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Forsterite (var. peridot) | NMNH G11826 | Pakistan | 12.24 ct |
The Peridot Butterfly has a large intense green marquise-cut peridot for the body. The butterfly is accented with diamonds and smaller peridots. The 18k yellow gold Rhodochrosite Butterfly is part of a collection of 18 jeweled butterfly brooches created and designed by Elvis "Buzz" Gray and Bernadine Johnston. The butterflies were gifted to the National Gem Collection by the Smithsonian Gem and Mineral Collectors.