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chrysolite
N แร่ โลหะผสมช นิดหนึ่ง olivine
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
CHRYSOLITE
n.A mineral, called by Hauy and Brongniart, peridote and by Jameson, prismatic chrysolite. Its prevailing color is some shade of green. It is harder than glass, but less hard than quartz; often transparent, sometimes only translucent. It occurs sometimes in crystals, sometimes in small amorphous masses or grains, and sometimes in rolled pieces.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
CHRYSOLITE
Chrys "o *lite, n. Etym: [L. chrysolithos, Gr. chrysolithe.] (Min. )
Defn: 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.
New American Oxford Dictionary
chrysolite
chrys o lite |ˈkrisəˌlīt ˈkrɪsəlaɪt | ▶noun a yellowish-green or brownish variety of olivine, used as a gemstone. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French crisolite, from medieval Latin crisolitus, from Latin chrysolithus, based on Greek khrusos ‘gold ’ + lithos ‘stone. ’
Oxford Dictionary
chrysolite
chrysolite |ˈkrɪsəlʌɪt | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a yellowish-green or brownish variety of olivine, used as a gemstone. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French crisolite, from medieval Latin crisolitus, from Latin chrysolithus, based on Greek khrusos ‘gold ’ + lithos ‘stone ’.
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