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• Chrysoprase — This article is about the mineral. For the fictional character, see Trolls (Discworld). Chrysoprase (Poland) Chrysoprase, chrysophrase or chrysoprasus is a gemstone variety of chalcedony (a cryptocrystalline form of silica) that contains small… …   Wikipedia

• Chrysoprase — Catégorie IX : silicates[1] Chrysoprase République tchèque …   Wikipédia en Français

• chrysoprase — [kris′əprāz΄] n. [ME & OFr crisopace (& Late OE crisoprassus) < L chrysoprasus < Gr chrysoprasos < chrysos, gold (see CHRYSALIS) + prason, leek (see PRASE): so called from the color] a light green variety of chalcedony, sometimes used as …   English World dictionary

• Chrysoprase — Chalcedony Chal*ced o*ny (k[a^]l*s[e^]d [ o]*n[y^] or k[a^]l s[ e]*d[ o]*n[y^]; 277), n.; pl. {Chalcedonies} ( n[i^]z). [ L. chalcedonius, fr. Gr. CHalkhdw n Chalcedon, a town in Asia Minor, opposite to Byzantium: cf. calc[ e]doine, OE.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• chrysoprase — /kris euh prayz /, n. Mineral. a green variety of chalcedony, sometimes used as a gem. [1250 1300; ME < L chrysoprasus < Gk chrysóprasos, equiv. to chryso CHRYSO + prás(on) leek + os n. suffix] * * * ▪ mineral  brittle, translucent, semiprecious… …   Universalium

• chrysoprase — n. 1 an apple green variety of chalcedony containing nickel and used as a gem. 2 (in the New Testament) prob. a golden green variety of beryl. Etymology: ME f. OF crisopace f. L chrysopassus var. of L chrysoprasus f. Gk khrusoprasos f. khrusos… …   Useful english dictionary

• Joseph L. Green — Infobox Writer name = Joseph L Green imagesize = caption = pseudonym = birthdate = 1931 occupation = Novelist nationality = United States genre = Science fiction subject = influences = influenced = website = footnotes =Joseph L Green (born 1931)… …   Wikipedia

• Queen of Norway's Crown — The crown of the Queen of Norway was made in 1830 for Queen Desideria s coronation, however, it did not take place, and was first used in 1860, for the coronation of Queen Louise.It was made in Stockholm and, though it is unknown by whom,… …   Wikipedia

• Chalcedony — A cut and polished Chalcedony geode General Category Oxide mineral Chemical formula …   Wikipedia

• Chrome chalcedony — Zimbabwean chrome chalcedony (known locally as mtorolite). Scale is in centimetres. General Category Oxide mineral …   Wikipedia

• Troll (Discworld) — Trolls in Terry Pratchett s Discworld novels, unlike the monstrous trolls of folklore and J. R. R. Tolkien, have been subverted into a moderately civilised race. Trolls on the Discworld are, essentially, living, mobile rocks. Trolls have grown to …   Wikipedia