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