benitoite

be·ni·to·ite

[buh-nee-toh-ahyt]
noun
a rare mineral, barium titanium silicate, BaTiSi 3 O 9 , occurring in blue hexagonal crystals exhibiting dichroism.

Origin:
1905–10; named after San Benito County, California; see -ite1

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