Definition
A rare mineral, a type of vesuvianite colored green or brown, found in California; also, a person from California (informal).
Etymology
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.
Kelly Says
Mineralogists love naming rocks after places—it's like leaving a geological business card at every discovery, and californite proves that California's geology is distinctive enough to get its own mineral, which is a form of geological fame.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ካሊፎርኒያዊ
kali-for-ni-awi
ARالعربية
كَالِفُورْنِيَّة
kali-for-ni-ya
BNবাংলা
ক্যালিফর্নিয়ান
kali-for-ni-an
CACatalà
californite
kali-FOR-ni-t
CSČeština
californite
kali-FOR-ni-t
DADansk
californite
kali-FOR-ni-t
DEDeutsch
Californit
kali-for-nit
ELΕλληνικά
καλιφορνιακός
kali-for-ni-ak-os
ESEspañol
californita
kal-i-FOR-ni-ta
FAفارسی
کالیفرنیایی
kali-for-ni-ai
FISuomi
californite
kali-FOR-ni-t
FRFrançais
californite
kali-FOR-ni-t
GUGU
કેલિફોર્નિયન
keli-for-ni-yan
HAHA
californite
kali-FOR-ni-t
HEעברית
קלפורניאני
klif-o-rni-ani
HIहिन्दी
कैलिफ़ोर्नियट
kali-for-ni-yat
HUMagyar
californite
kali-FOR-ni-t
IDBahasa Indonesia
californite
kali-FOR-ni-t
IGIG
californite
kali-FOR-ni-t
ITItaliano
californite
kali-FOR-ni-te
JA日本語
カリフォルニイト
kari-for-ni-to
KKKK
калифорниялық
kali-for-ni-ya-lyq
KMKM
កាលីហ្វ័រញ្ញ
ka-li-for-ni-ya
KO한국어
캘리포니타
kealli-po-ni-ta
MRMR
कॅलिफॉर्नियन
ka-li-for-ni-yan
MSBahasa Melayu
californite
kali-FOR-ni-t
MYမြန်မာ
ကာလီဖောርနီးယား
ka-li-for-ni-ya
NLNederlands
californite
kali-FOR-ni-t
NONorsk
californite
kali-FOR-ni-t
PAPA
ਕੈਲੀਫੋਰਨੀਅਨ
ka-li-for-ni-yan
PLPolski
californite
kali-FOR-ni-t
PTPortuguês
californita
kali-FOR-ni-ta
RORomână
californite
kali-FOR-ni-t
RUРусский
калифорнит
kali-for-nit
SVSvenska
californite
kali-FOR-ni-t
SWKiswahili
californite
kali-FOR-ni-t
TAதமிழ்
கலிபோர்னியன்
kali-por-ni-yan
TEతెలుగు
కేలిఫోర్నియన్
keli-for-ni-yan
THไทย
คนแคลิฟอร์เนีย
kon ca-li-for-ni-ya
TLTL
californite
kali-FOR-ni-t
TRTürkçe
californite
kali-FOR-ni-t
UKУкраїнська
каліфорнійський
kali-for-ni-is-kyi
URاردو
کالیفرنیائی
kali-for-ni-ai
VITiếng Việt
californite
ca-li-FOR-ni-t
YOYO
californite
kali-FOR-ni-t
ZH中文
加利福尼亚人
jiā lì fú ěr ni yà rén
ZUZU
californite
kali-FOR-ni-t