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Chrys´olite. This word occurs only in in the enumeration of the stones which formed the foundation of the heavenly Jerusalem. This stone is found solid, and in grains, or in angular pieces. The prevailing color is yellowish green, and pistachio green of every variety and degree of shade, but always with a yellow and gold luster. Although this stone is not mentioned in the Authorized Version of the Old Testament, it is supposed to be intended by the Hebrew word Tharshish, which occurs in;;;;;; , and is in all these places translated 'beryl.' The name Tharshish stone seems to intimate that it was known to the Hebrews as brought from the part so called. [TARSHISH]