Chrysoprase

//ˈkɹɪsəˌpɹeɪz// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A variety of light-green translucent quartz.

    "[…]or such pale green and uncertain as we see in sunset sky, and in the clefts of the glacier and the chrysoprase,[…]"

  2. 2
    a green variety of chalcedony valued as a gemstone wordnet

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"[…]or such pale green and uncertain as we see in sunset sky, and in the clefts of the glacier and the chrysoprase,[…]"

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χρυσός (khrusós, “gold”) and πράσινον (prásinon, “green”).

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