Recent Examples on the WebOlivine is the term for a family of volcanic rocks that includes the gemstone form known as peridot or chrysolite. Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 11 June 2020
Word History
Etymology
Middle English crisolite "a yellowish gemstone, as topaz," borrowed from Anglo-French, borrowed from Latin chrȳsolithos, borrowed from Greek chrȳsólithos, from chrȳso- chryso- + líthos "stone" (of obscure origin)