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San Benito County, California, where it can be found, + -ite.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
benitoite
Today it means: A rare hard blue silicate mineral found in hydrothermally altered serpentinite. Full definition →
Today it means: A rare hard blue silicate mineral found in hydrothermally altered serpentinite. Full definition →
San Benito County, California, where it can be found, + -ite.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.