chrysoberyl
a mineral, beryllium aluminate, BeAl2O4, occurring in green or yellow crystals, sometimes used as a gem.
Origin of chrysoberyl
1- Also called cymophane.
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How to use chrysoberyl in a sentence
A flash as of moonlight striking two chrysoberyls took the madness out of her mind.
The Adventures of Kathlyn | Harold MacGrathIn the same country are found the beautiful cymophanes or chrysoberyls so much prized in Brazil.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines | Andrew UreThis species furnishes us Alexandrite, chrysoberyl cat's-eye and less valuable chrysoberyls of yellowish-green color.
A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public | Frank Bertram WadeOther varieties of chrysoberyl (most of those marketed are of a greenish-yellow color) are correctly named simply "chrysoberyls."
A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public | Frank Bertram WadeThe yellowish-green chrysoberyls (which jewelers sometimes call chrysolite) come both from Ceylon and from Brazil.
A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public | Frank Bertram Wade
British Dictionary definitions for chrysoberyl
/ (ˈkrɪsəˌbɛrɪl) /
a rare very hard greenish-yellow mineral consisting of beryllium aluminate in orthorhombic crystalline form and occurring in coarse granite: used as a gemstone in the form of cat's eye and alexandrite. Formula: BeAl 2 O 4
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