benitoite

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Etymology

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

Noun

benitoite (plural benitoites)

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

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Further reading

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