chrysoprase
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek χρυσός (khrusós, “gold”) and πράσινον (prásinon, “green”).
Noun
chrysoprase (plural chrysoprases)
- (mineralogy) A variety of light-green translucent quartz.
- 1911, George Sterling, Duandon:
- With shaken soul of light and shuddering blaze / Of leaping emerald and cold chrysoprase
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Translations
variety of quartz
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Further reading
- David Barthelmy (1997–2023), “Chrysoprase”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “chrysoprase”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2023.
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kʁi.zɔ.pʁaz/
Further reading
- “chrysoprase”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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