elbaite

English

Etymology

Elba +‎ -ite, named after the island Elba in Tuscany, Italy where it was first discovered.

Noun

elbaite (countable and uncountable, plural elbaites)

(mineralogy) A sodium-lithium-aluminium borosilicate mineral of the tourmaline group, prized as a gemstone.

Translations

a type of tourmaline

Finnish: elbaiitti
French: elbaïte (fr) f
German: Elbait m
Italian: elbaite f
Spanish: elbaíta f

Further reading

David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Elbaite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
“elbaite”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.

Anagrams

Abelite, Eblaite, abelite

Italian

Noun

elbaite f (plural elbaiti)

(mineralogy) elbaite

Anagrams

beliate

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