Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863)
one of the precious stones in the foundation of the heavenly Jerusalem. (Revelation 21:20) It has been already stated [Beryl] that the chrysolite of the ancients is identical with the modern oriental topaz the tarhish of the Hebrew Bible.
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible (1898) & Schaff's Bible Dictionary
CHRYS'OLITE . Rev 21:20. The word means "golden stone," and we thus learn its color. T.