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chrysoberyl (iou)



chrysoberyl noun. M17.
[Latin chrysoberyllus, formed as CHRYSO- + BERYL.]
Mineralogy. Orig., a yellow-tinged variety of beryl. Now, a yellowish-green orthorhombic oxide of beryllium and aluminium which occurs as tabular crystals often of gem quality.