The Chrysolite
	Chrysolite as a name for gems is unique, in that it seems to have been used for several gems in ancient biblical times, but now appears to have disappeared and given place to several other names for the mineral, of which Peridot is used for designating the deep olive-green variety, Olivine when the mineral is yellowish green, and Chrysolite only when the gem is of a lighter or golden-yellow color. The name chrysolite means "gold stone." Aside from the beauty of the colors afforded by the three gems, Peridot, Olivine, and Chrysolite, the origin of the mineral is perhaps its most in­teresting property. Although many of the gems are now known, it is very hard to determine exactly where they have been found. They are reported to come from Burmah, Ceylon, Egypt, and from Brazil, but it is impossible to ascertain the exact locality. Because of this obscurity, Kunz states that nearly all the chryso­lite used in modern times has been taken out of old jewelry, and it is, therefore, probable