Recent Examples on the WebOlivine is the term for a family of volcanic rocks that includes the gemstone form known as peridot or chrysolite.—Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 11 June 2020
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English crisolite "a yellowish gemstone, as topaz," borrowed from Anglo-French, borrowed from Latin chrȳsolithos, borrowed from Greek chrȳsólithos, from chrȳso-chryso- + líthos "stone" (of obscure origin)
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