1. Chrysoberyl is often mistaken for chrysolite, because of their similar colour, and has been called oriental chrysolite

2. (Exodus 28:15-21) The breastpiece had stones of ruby, topaz, emerald, turquoise, sapphire, jasper, leshem, agate, amethyst, chrysolite, onyx, and jade.

3. The maiden is apparently referring to the shepherd’s fingers as gold cylinders and to his nails as chrysolite.

4. The name chrysolite, however, should properly be restricted to a pale-green olivine, a silicate mineral that is softer and less dense than Chrysoberyl

5. The 12 foundations of its wall “were adorned with every sort of precious stone,” a different stone for each foundation: jasper, sapphire, chalcedony, emerald, sardonyx, sardius, chrysolite, beryl, topaz, chrysoprase, hyacinth, and amethyst.

6. Daniel provided this vivid description: “His body was like chrysolite, and his face like the appearance of lightning, and his eyes like fiery torches, and his arms and the place of his feet were like the sight of burnished copper, and the sound of his words was like the sound of a crowd.”—Daniel 10:6.