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Chrysolyte; Chrysolite

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(gold stone). Evidently the yellow topaz (Rev. 21:20²⁰The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst. (Revelation 21:20)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

Probably the ancient topaz of a golden color (Rev. 21:20²⁰The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst. (Revelation 21:20)). The Greek word χρυσόλιθος occurs in the LXX in Exodus 28:20²⁰And the fourth row a beryl, and an onyx, and a jasper: they shall be set in gold in their inclosings. (Exodus 28:20); Exodus 36:20²⁰And he made boards for the tabernacle of shittim wood, standing up. (Exodus 36:20); Exodus 39:13¹³And the fourth row, a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper: they were inclosed in ouches of gold in their inclosings. (Exodus 39:13) and Ezekiel 28:13¹³Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created. (Ezekiel 28:13).

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Topaz

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

gold-stone