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Chrysoprasus

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(golden leek). An apple-green variety of chalcedony (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:

Supposed to be a variety of Chalcedony of a green shade (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 word χρυσόπρασος does not occur in the LXX.

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Chalcedony (var. Jasper)

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

golden green: golden achievement