benitoite

== English == === Etymology === San Benito County, California, where it can be found, +‎ -ite. === Noun === benitoite (plural benitoites) (mineralogy) A rare hard blue silicate mineral found in hydrothermally altered serpentinite. ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === David Barthelmy (1997–2026), “Benitoite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database. “benitoite”, in Mindat.org‎[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2026.