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brazilianite

American

[bruh-zil-yuh-nahyt] / brəˈzɪl jəˌnaɪt /

noun

a mineral, sodium aluminum phosphate, Na 2 Al 6 P 4 O 16 (OH) 8 , occurring in yellow-green crystals with a vitreous luster: used as a gem.

1810–20; Brazilian ( def. ) (after the place of origin) + -ite ¹

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