sinhalite

English edit

Etymology edit

Named for the type locality in Sanskrit सिंहल (siṃhala, “Sri Lanka”) +‎ -ite.

Noun edit

sinhalite

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, boron, magnesium, and oxygen.

Further reading edit

David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Sinhalite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
“sinhalite”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.

Anagrams edit

nihilates, sahlinite

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