danburite

English

Etymology

Danbury, Connecticut, USA, where it was first discovered, +‎ -ite.

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdænbəɹaɪt/

Noun

danburite (countable and uncountable, plural danburites)

  1. (mineralogy) A crystalline mineral similar to topaz.

Further reading
  • David Barthelmy (1997–2023), “Danburite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • “danburite”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2023.

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