elbaite
English
Etymology
Elba + -ite, after the island 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
Further reading
- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Elbaite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “elbaite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.
Anagrams
Italian
Noun
elbaite f (plural elbaiti)