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siberite

American  
[sahy-beer-ahyt, sahy-buh-rahyt] / saɪˈbɪər aɪt, ˈsaɪ bəˌraɪt /

noun

  1. a violet or violet-red tourmaline, used as a gem.

Etymology

Origin of siberite

1795–1805; < French sibérite, after Sibérie Siberia; -ite 1

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