Genocide and Social Death. CLAUDIA CARD. Social death, central to the evil of genocide (whether the genocide is homicidal or. primarily cultural), distinguishes genocide from other mass murders. Loss of social. vitality is loss of identity and thereby of meaning for oneâs existence. Seeing social.
Peridot is one of the few gemstones that occur in only one color, an olive-green. The intensity and tint of the green, however, depends on how much iron is contained in the crystal structure, so the color of individual peridot gems can vary from yellowâto oliveâto brownish-green.
Peridot gemstones smaller than three carats are very common but gemstones over five carats are rare and therefore have a higher value. Peridot in 10 to 15 carats are even more rare, but provide a big and bold look for an affordable price.