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danburite

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dan⋅bur⋅ite

[dan-buh-rahyt]
–noun
a rare mineral, calcium borosilicate, CaB2Si2O8, occurring in pegmatite in yellow or colorless crystals resembling topaz.

Origin:
Americanism; after Danbury, where it was discovered in 1839; see -ite 1
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