What does chrysolite mean?
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ˈkrɪs əˌlaɪtchryso·lite
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Princeton's WordNet
chrysolitenoun
a brown or yellow-green olivine found in igneous and metamorphic rocks and used as a gemstone
Wiktionary
chrysolitenoun
Originally, any of various green-coloured gems; later specifically olivine.
Etymology: From crisolite, from crisolitus, chrysolithus, from χρῡσόλιθος, from χρῡσός + λίθος.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Chrysolitenoun
A precious stone of a dusky green, with a cast of yellow. John Woodward Meth. Fossi.
Etymology: χϱύσος, gold, and λιϑος, a stone.
Such another world,
Of one intire and perfect chrysolite,
I’d not have sold her for. William Shakespeare, Othello.If metal, part seem’d gold, part silver clear:
If stone, carbuncle most, or chrysolite. John Milton, Par. Lost, b. iii.
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chrysolite
Chrysolite is a yellowish-green variety of the mineral olivine, often used as a gemstone. It is a silicate mineral that contains iron and magnesium. The term "chrysolite" was formerly used to refer to various yellowish gemstones, but in modern usage, it specifically refers to olivine.
Webster Dictionary
Chrysolitenoun
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
Etymology: [L. chrysolithos, Gr. ; chryso`s gold + stone: cf. F. chrysolithe.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Chrysolite
kris′ō-līt, n. a yellow or green precious stone. [Gr. chrysos, and lithos, a stone.]
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chrysotile
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of chrysolite in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of chrysolite in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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