chrysolite

Meaning

Noun

  • Originally, any of various green-coloured gems; later specifically peridot.
  • A piece of such stone.

Origin

  • From Old French crisolite, from Medieval Latin crisolitus, Latin chrȳsolithus, from Ancient Greek χρῡσόλιθος, from χρῡσός + λίθος. Surface analysis chryso- + -lite.

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