danburite

dan·bur·ite

[dan-buh-rahyt]
noun
a rare mineral, calcium borosilicate, CaB 2 Si 2 O 8 , occurring in pegmatite in yellow or colorless crystals resembling topaz.

Origin:
Americanism; after Danbury, where it was discovered in 1839; see -ite1

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