Min. [Named 1837; f. Gr. χλωρ-ός green + ἄστρον star + -LITE.] A light bluish-green mineral, closely related to (or a variety of) Prehnite, of finely radiated or stellate structure and pearly luster, sometimes used as a gem; found in rounded pebbles on the shore of Lake Superior.
1850. Dana, Min., 307.
