different between chrysolite vs ammochryse

English

Etymology

From Old French crisolite, from Medieval Latin crisolitus, Latin chr?solithus, from Ancient Greek ?????????? (khr?sólithos), from ?????? (khr?sós, “gold”) + ????? (líthos, “stone”). Surface analysis chryso- (“pertaining to gold”) + -lite (“pertaining to rocks, minerals”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?k??s?l??t/

Noun

chrysolite (countable and uncountable, plural chrysolites)

1. (mineralogy) Originally, any of various green-coloured gems; later specifically peridot.
   • 1920, H. P. Lovecraft, The Doom that Came to Sarnath:

     And before he died, Taran-Ish had scrawled upon the altar of chrysolite with coarse shaky strokes the sign of DOOM.

2. A piece of such stone.

Translations

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2021) , “Chrysolite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database
• “chrysolite”, in Mindat.org?^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2021.

Anagrams

• chrysotile

French

Etymology

From Latin chr?solithus, from Ancient Greek ?????????? (khrusólithos), from ?????? (khrusós, “gold”) + ????? (líthos, “rock”). See also Old French crisolite.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k?i.z?.lit/

Noun

chrysolite f (plural chrysolites)

1. (mineralogy) chrysolite [from c. 1600]
   1. (obsolete) gems such as chrysoberyl, sapphire, topaz, or tourmaline (any of various gemstones with a golden, and especially greenish) tint [until 19th century]
   2. peridot, prehnite, or apatite

Alternative forms

• chrysolithe

Synonyms

• (peridot): chrysolite des volcans
• (prehnite): chrysolite du Cap
• (apatite): chrysolithe ordinaire

Latin

Noun

chr?solite

1. vocative singular of chr?solitus

English

Etymology

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Noun

ammochryse (uncountable)

1. A soft, glossy yellow stone.

Related terms

• chrysoberyl
• chrysolite
• chrysanthemum