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olivine


  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Olivine  \Ol"i*vine\,  n.  [Cf.  F.  olivine.]  (Min.) 
  A  common  name  of  the  yellowish  green  mineral  chrysolite,  esp. 
  the  variety  found  in  eruptive  rocks. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  olivine 
  n  :  a  mineral  consisting  of  magnesium  iron  silicate;  a  source  of 
  magnesium 




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