. The Americana : a universal reference library, comprising the arts and sciences, literature, history, biography, geography, commerce, etc. of the world . ted. Chrysoberyl, kris-6-beril (Gr. Xpvso^pvWos,golden beryl), a native aluminate of gluci-num (or beryllium), having the , and crystallizing in the orthorhombicsystem. It is transparent or translucent, with avitreous lustre and a green or yellow variety alexandrite () is green by day-light and columbine-red by artificial light. Thefiner varieties are used as gems. It has ahardness of and a specific gravit
. The Americana : a universal reference library, comprising the arts and sciences, literature, history, biography, geography, commerce, etc. of the world . ted. Chrysoberyl, kris-6-beril (Gr. Xpvso^pvWos,golden beryl), a native aluminate of gluci-num (or beryllium), having the , and crystallizing in the orthorhombicsystem. It is transparent or translucent, with avitreous lustre and a green or yellow variety alexandrite () is green by day-light and columbine-red by artificial light. Thefiner varieties are used as gems. It has ahardness of and a specific gravity of to Chrysoberyl occurs in Brazil, inCeylon, in the Urals, and in Ireland; and inthe United States it has been found in Maine,Connecticut, and New York. See also Cats- KVE. Chrysocolla, krls-o-kolIa, a hydrated sili-cate of copper, having the formula CuSi03 + It is cryptocrystalline and usually occursin opal-like or earthy masses, or as incrustations,or not infrequently with botryoidal pure it is translucent and of sky-bluecolor, but when impure it is often opaque anddull green, brown or black. Its hardness varies. CHRYSAXTIIKMlWr. CHRYSOGONUM — CHRYSOSTOM with its composition, from 2 to 4, and its spe-cific gravity from 2 to Its lustre variesfrom vitreous and shining in the pure mineralto dull and earthy. It is found in copper minesin all parts of the world, especially in Cornwall,England, Australia, and Arizona. The chryso-colla of the ancients, meaning gold glue, wasapparently a body used to facilitate name is still applied to borax which is thusused. Malachite, the green carbonate of copper,was doubtless confused with chrysocolla. Chrysogonum, kris-6-gonum, a monotypicgenus of the natural order Composite?. It isfound throughout the eastern seaboard of theUnited States, in dry soil, from southern Penn-sylvania to Florida, blossoming in April andJuly. It is a perennial herb with large headsof tubular and radiate flowers
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