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Chrysoprasus

Fausset's Bible Dictionary

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("gold leek".) A transparent gem, an agate of the color of the leek's juice; it owes its color to oxide of nickel. Found only in Silesia; also in antique Egyptian jewelry. The garniture of the tenth foundation of New Jerusalem (Revelation 21:20).

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Fausset, Andrew R. Entry for 'Chrysoprasus'. Fausset's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​fbd/​c/chrysoprasus.html. 1949.
 
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