benitoite

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

San Benito County, California, where it can be found, +‎ -ite.

Noun[edit]

benitoite (plural benitoites)

  1. (mineralogy) A rare hard blue silicate mineral found in hydrothermally altered serpentinite.

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Further reading[edit]

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Benitoite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • “benitoite”, in Mindat.org‎[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.
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