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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

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


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Chrysolite \Chrys"o*lite\, n. [L. chrysolithos, Gr. ?; chryso`s gold + ? stone: cf. F. chrysolithe.] (Min.) A mineral, composed of silica, magnesia, and iron, of a yellow to green color. It is common in certain volcanic rocks; -- called also olivine and peridot. Sometimes used as a gem. The name was also early used for yellow varieties of tourmaline and topaz. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

chrysolite n 1: a brown or yellow-green olivine found in igneous and metamorphic rocks and used as a gemstone