chrysolite
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of chrysolite
1250–1300; Middle English < Latin chrȳsolithus < Greek chrȳsólithos, equivalent to chrȳso- chryso- + líthos stone; see -lite
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“His hands are wheels of gold, set with chrysolite; his abdomen is a block of ivory, overlaid with sapphires.”
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
In its crystalline forms it bears some relationship to chrysolite, both crystallizing in the orthorhombic system, but it is a much harder and a denser mineral.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" by Various
Those gleaming, chrysolite orbs flashed a full upward glare in the chevalier's face.
From Faithful Margaret A Novel by Annie Ashmore
The gems of the month are chrysolite and bloodstone.
From The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 1 March 1906 by Various
A brown woman, with eyes like chrysolite and the lithe movements of a panther, was instantly at his elbow.
From Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians by Elizabeth Miller
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