californite

[ kal-uh-fawr-nahyt ]

noun

vesuvianite jade.

Origin of californite

¹

1900–05; Californ(ia) (where it is found) + -ite¹

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How to use californite in a sentence

Chrysoprase is being mined in Tulare County, also the beautiful new green gem something like clear jade, called californite.
History of California | Helen Elliott Bandini

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