benitoite

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(bə nētō īt′)


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be•ni•to•ite  (bə nētō īt′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Mineralogya rare mineral, barium titanium silicate, BaTiSi3O9, occurring in blue hexagonal crystals exhibiting dichroism.
  • 1905–10; named after San Benito County, California; see -ite1


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