californite

English

Etymology

California +‎ -ite

Noun

californite (countable and uncountable, plural californites)

(mineralogy) A green vesuvianite found in California, resembling jade and used as a gemstone.

Synonyms

vesuvianite jade
vesuvian jade

References

Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., 1989.
Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary, 1987-1996.

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