Danburite
Gem NotesDanburite is calcium borosilicate (CaB2(SiO4)2) named after its place of initial discovery, Danbury, Connecticut in Fairfield County. It was discovered in 1839 by Charles Upham Shephard, a prominent mineralogist and assistant to Benjamin Silliman. Silliman…
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