elbaite
English edit
Etymology edit
Elba + -ite, named after the island Elba in Tuscany, Italy where it was first discovered.
Noun edit
elbaite (countable and uncountable, plural elbaites)
- (mineralogy) A sodium-lithium-aluminium borosilicate mineral of the tourmaline group, prized as a gemstone.
Translations edit
a type of tourmaline
Further reading edit
- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Elbaite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “elbaite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.
Anagrams edit
Italian edit
Noun edit
elbaite f (plural elbaiti)