tourmaline
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Either directly from Sinhalese tóramalli 'carnelian', or via a cognate: German Turmalin, Portuguese tormalina, or French tourmaline
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Noun[edit]
tourmaline (plural tourmalines)
- A complex black or dark coloured borosilicate mineral, compounded with various chemical elements and considered a semi-precious stone.
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2012 March 1, Lee A. Groat, “Gemstones”, in American Scientist[1], volume 100, number 2, page 128:
- Although there are dozens of different types of gems, among the best known and most important are […] . (Common gem materials not addressed in this article include amber, amethyst, chalcedony, garnet, lazurite, malachite, opals, peridot, rhodonite, spinel, tourmaline, turquoise and zircon.)
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- A transparent gemstone cut from it.
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Translations[edit]
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French[edit]
Noun[edit]
tourmaline f (plural tourmalines)
External links[edit]
- “tourmaline” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
