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English
Etymology
San Benito County, California, where it can be found, + -ite.
Noun
benitoite (plural benitoites)
- (mineralogy) A rare hard blue silicate mineral found in hydrothermally altered serpentinite.
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Further reading
- David Barthelmy (1997–2025) “Benitoite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “benitoite”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2025.