Minerals and Metals in Ancient India v2.c47.38

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The chrysolite sub-group include *Olivine* and *Peridot* having Mg and Fe in the structure, the Mg/Fe ratio varying from 16 to 2. There is some replacement of Si by Ti. Olivine is olive-green, sometimes bottle-green or yellowish green. *Peridot* is clear fine green. *Chrysolite*, named from chryso (gold) is yellow. E.S. Dana commented that “the *chrysolithus* of Pliny was probably our topaz; and his topaz our chrysolite”.