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.
