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helenite
[ hel-uhn-ahyt ]
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Origin of helenite1
First recorded in 1980–85; Helen ( def ) + -ite 1( def ), after the gemstone's accidental discovery following the eruption of Mount Saint Helens, in Washington State, in 1980
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