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.
This Burmese Peridot is usually a rich olive Green and previously was readily available in large gem quality stones. Sources for these fine stones today are quite limited, and premium prices of $500-$700 per carat can be demanded for fine large gems of top color.