in natural history, a gem which the ancients knew under the name of the topaz; and the true chrysolite of the ancients, which had its name from its fine gold-yellow colour, is now universally called topaz by modern jewellers. See Topaz.

CHRYSOLITE-paste, a kind of glass made in imitation of natural chrysolite, by mixing two ounces of prepared crystal, with ten ounces of red-lead, adding twelve grains of crocus martis made with vinegar; and then baking the whole for twenty-four hours, or longer, in a well luted cucurbit.