Californite

/ˌkæləˈfɔrnaɪt/ noun

A rare mineral, a type of vesuvianite colored green or brown, found in California; also, a person from California (informal).

From California plus the mineralogical suffix -ite, used to name minerals after their place of discovery or origin. This naming convention became standard in mineralogy during the 19th century.

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