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chrysolite

chrysolite · chrysolites

crysolit, Chrysolith

Originally, any of various green-coloured gemsOriginally, any of various green-coloured gems; later specifically peridot.

/ˈkɹɪs.əˌlaɪt/

Значення

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(злічуване, незлічуване)Originally, any of various green-coloured gems; later specifically peridot.
crysolit, Chrysolith

Ще визначення

a brown or yellow-green olivine found in igneous and metamorphic rocks and used as a gemstone

Походження

From Middle English crisolite, from Old French crisolite, from Medieval Latin crisolitus,

From Middle English crisolite, from Old French crisolite, from Medieval Latin crisolitus, Latin chrȳsolithus, from Ancient Greek χρῡσόλιθος (khrūsólithos), from χρῡσός (khrūsós, “gold”) + λίθος (líthos, “stone”). By surface analysis, chryso- (“pertaining to gold”) + -lite (“pertaining to rocks, minerals”).

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