chrysolite


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
chrysolite /ˈkrɪsəlʌɪt/
noun a yellowish-green or brownish variety of olivine, used as a gemstone.
– origin ME: from OFr. crisolite, from med. L. crisolitus, from L. chrysolithus, based on Gk khrusos ‘gold’ + lithos ‘stone’.
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