chrysolite

American  

[kris-uh-lahyt] / ˈkrɪs əˌlaɪt /

noun

Mineralogy.

1. olivine.

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chrysolite British  

/ ˈkrɪsəˌlaɪt, ˌkrɪsəˈlɪtɪk /

noun

1. another name for olivine

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Other Word Forms

• chrysolitic adjective

Etymology

Origin of chrysolite

1250–1300; Middle English < Latin chrȳsolithus < Greek chrȳsólithos, equivalent to chrȳso- chryso- + líthos stone; -lite

Example Sentences

“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

Werner in 1786 and named by him from the Greek ἀπατᾶν, to deceive, because it had previously been mistaken for other minerals, such as beryl, tourmaline, chrysolite, amethyst, &c.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" by Various

Other stones of less value—such as topaz, spinel, chrysoberyl, chrysolite, zircon and tourmaline—are sometimes called “fancy stones.”

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" by Various

The emerald, chrysolite, and garnet, are almost instantly melted into an opake and coloured glass.

From Elements of Chemistry, In a New Systematic Order, Containing all the Modern Discoveries by Lavoisier, Antoine