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benitoite
[ buh-nee-toh-ahyt ]
noun
- a rare mineral, barium titanium silicate, BaTiSi 3 O 9 , occurring in blue hexagonal crystals exhibiting dichroism.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of benitoite1
1905–10; named after San Benito County, California; -ite 1
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