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.
Introduction to the Meaning and Uses of Peridot. The glorious yellow-green Peridot has been under-appreciated for years, overlooked as a lesser gem, small, easily obtained and relatively inexpensive, often considered as simply the birthstone for August. Its popularity has fallen in and out of vogue for centuries.