chrysoberyl

/kris-uh-ber-uhl/US // ˈkrɪs əˌbɛr əl //UK // (ˈkrɪsəˌbɛrɪl) //

金绿宝石,金银花,金绿宝,金刚石

Definitions

n.名词 noun

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- : a mineral, beryllium aluminate, BeAl2O4, occurring in green or yellow crystals, sometimes used as a gem.

Some other minerals in which it occurs are phenakite, euclase, and chrysoberyl.
Chrysoberyl is known as a constituent of certain kinds of granite, pegmatite and gneiss.
Then follows the topaz, which, with spinel and chrysoberyl, has a hardness of 8; whilst quartz falls a degree lower.
Now and then she sipped of the wine, Lacrymae Christi from Viterbo, of the greenish straw color of the chrysoberyl.
Cymophane, or chatoyant chrysoberyl, may also be asteriated.