californite

English

Etymology

California +‎ -ite

Noun

californite (countable and uncountable, plural californites)

1. (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.