† limbelite Min. Obs.
[Named (limbilite) by H. B. de Saussure, 1794, from Limburg, its locality: see -lite.]
A synonym of chrysolite.
| 1837 Dana Min. 335 The minerals Chusite and Limbelite of Saussure, from the volcanic district of Limbourg, appear to be decomposed varieties of this species [Chrysolite]. 1865 Watts Dict. Chem. III. 696. |