danburite

[ dan-buh-rahyt ]

noun
  1. a rare mineral, calcium borosilicate, CaB2Si2O8, occurring in pegmatite in yellow or colorless crystals resembling topaz.

Origin of danburite

1
Americanism; after Danbury, where it was discovered in 1839; see -ite1

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