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CHRYSOLITE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A brown or yellow-green olivine found in igneous and metamorphic rocks and used as a gemstone
Classified under:
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)
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