chrysolite

[ kris-uh-lahyt ]

/ ˈkrɪs əˌlaɪt /

olivine.

Origin of chrysolite

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

chrys·o·lit·ic

[kris-uh-lit-ik] /ˌkrɪs əˈlɪt ɪk/, adjective

It was the one ring Barbara had worn as a girl, a chrysolite set plainly in a band of gold.

Paul Kelver |Jerome Klapka, AKA Jerome K. Jerome
Of stones, the topaz, amber, chrysolite and all yellow stones.

The Influence of the Stars |Rosa Baughan
The New England sky was flooded for a moment with seas of chrysolite and opal.

Stories of Authors, British and American |Edwin Watts Chubb
September—Chrysolite—Freedom from evil passions and sadness of mind.

Our Deportment |John H. Young

The first of the fourth row was a chrysolite, the next was an onyx, and then a beryl, which was the last of all.

The Antiquities of the Jews |Flavius Josephus

chrysolite

/ (ˈkrɪsəˌlaɪt) /

another name for olivine

chrysolitic (ˌkrɪsəˈlɪtɪk), adjective