Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A common name of chrysolite, especially of the forms occurring in eruptive rocks and in meteorites. See
chrysolite .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Chem.) A complex bitter gum, found on the leaves of the olive tree; -- called also
olivite .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun organic chemistry A
complex bitter gum found on theleaves of theolive tree.
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Examples
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In attempting to find traces of the simplest organisms the Eozoon canadense played a great rôle until it was seen that in the remains in question crystals of olivin or chrysolite, that had been converted into serpentine, had produced the illusion of an organic structure.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 11: New Mexico-Philip 1840-1916 1913
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The crystals which Mr. Friesleben and myself have made known under the denomination of foliated olivine (blattriger olivin) belong, according to
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The crystals which Mr. Friesleben and myself have made known under the denomination of foliated olivine (blattriger olivin) belong, according to Mr. Karsten, to the pyroxene augite.
Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 Alexander von Humboldt 1814
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