Chiastolite

[Gr. chiastos, marked with a cro , and lithos, a stone.] ( Min.) A variety of AND A LUCITE, q. v. Chiavari, ( ke'a -va're,) a maritime town of N. Italy, in the district of same name, prov. Genoa, at the head of the Bay of Rapallo, 22 m. E.S.E. of Genoa. It is handsome and flourishing, with a large trade in lace, silk, marble, and anchovies. Pop. 11,551. Chiavenna, ( ke - a - ven'na ,) a walled town of N. Italy, in Lombardy, on the Maira, 20 m. W.N.W. of Sondrio. Manuf. Paper, cloth, pottery, silk, wine. C. is an entrepôt for a considerable traffic with Switzerland. Pop . abt. 4,000.