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beryllonite

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be⋅ryl⋅lon⋅ite

  [buh-ril-uh-nahyt]
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–noun
a mineral, sodium beryllium phosphate, NaBePO4, occurring in colorless or light-yellow crystals, sometimes used as a gemstone.
Origin:
1885–90; < Gk bērýll(i)on (bryll(os) beryl + -ion dim. suffix) + -ite 1
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