CHRYSOLITE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does chrysolite mean? 

• CHRYSOLITE (noun)
  The noun CHRYSOLITE has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: CHRYSOLITE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CHRYSOLITE (noun)

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Meaning:

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

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("chrysolite" is a kind of...):

olivine (a mineral consisting of magnesium iron silicate; a source of magnesium)

transparent gem (a gemstone having the property of transmitting light without serious diffusion)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "chrysolite"):

peridot (a pale green variety of chrysolite; used as a gemstone)