Chrysolite

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  • noun. undefined
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A silicate of magnesium and iron, commonly of a yellow or green color, and varying from transparent to translucent.
  • noun. Goldstone. See aventurin, 1.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A mineral, composed of silica, magnesia, and iron, of a yellow to green color. It is common in certain volcanic rocks; -- called also olivine and peridot. Sometimes used as a gem. The name was also early used for yellow varieties of tourmaline and topaz.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. Originally, any of various green-coloured gems; later specifically olivine.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a brown or yellow-green olivine found in igneous and metamorphic rocks and used as a gemstone