Look up: Chrysoberyl


  1. chrysoberyl
    [n] - a rare hard yellow green mineral consisting of beryllium aluminate in crystal form
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  2. Chrysoberyl
    Chrys'o·ber`yl noun [ Latin chrysoberyllus , Greek ...; chryso`s gold + ... beryl.] (Min.) A mineral, found in crystals, of a yellow to green or brown color, and consisting of aluminia and glucina. It is very hard, and is often u...
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  3. chrysoberyl
    noun a rare hard yellow green mineral consisting of beryllium aluminate in crystal form; used as a gemstone
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  4. Chrysoberyl
    • (n.) A mineral, found in crystals, of a yellow to green or brown color, and consisting of aluminia and glucina. It is very hard, and is often used as a gem.
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  5. chrysoberyl
    gemstone, beryllium and aluminum oxide (BeAl2O4). A variety that is often cloudy, opalescent, and chatoyant is known as cymophane. Some cymophane, ... [1 related articles]
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  6. Chrysoberyl
    The mineral or gemstone chrysoberyl is an aluminate of beryllium with the formula BeAl2O4. The name chrysoberyl is derived from the Greek words χρυσός chrysos and βήρυλλος beryllos, meaning "a gold-white spar". Despite the similarity of their names, chrysoberyl and beryl are two compl...
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  7. chrysoberyl
    chrysoberyl (kris'uber"il) [Gr.,=golden beryl], a beryllium aluminate used as a gem. It has a vitreous luster and is transparent to translucent. The more valuable cat's-eye is a variety of chrysoberyl. Another variety, alexandrite, was first discovered in the Ural Mts. of Russia, on the birt...
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  8. Chrysoberyl
    Chrysoberyl is a mineral occurring in granite rocks, pegmatites, and in mica schists. It is frequently found in river sand and gravels in round pieces about the size of a pea, but also crystallized in eight-sided prisms.. It serves as a gem stone: cymophane, oriental chrysolite, alexandrite and 'cat...
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  9. chrysoberyl
    1) Mineral 2) Opaque gem
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/chrysoberyl/1

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