danburite

danburite
/dan"beuh ruyt'/, n.
a rare mineral, calcium borosilicate, CaB2Si2O8, occurring in pegmatite in yellow or colorless crystals resembling topaz.
[Amer.; after DANBURY, where it was discovered in 1839; see -ITE1]

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