CHRYSOLITE


Meaning of CHRYSOLITE in English

n. a precious stone, a yellowish-green or brownish variety of olivine.

[ ME f. OF crisolite f. med.L crisolitus f. L chrysolithus f. Gk khrusolithos f. khrusos gold + lithos stone ]

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