elbaite

English

Etymology

Elba + -ite, after the island where it was first discovered.

Noun

elbaite (countable and uncountable, plural elbaites)

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

Translations

Further reading

  • Elbaite” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.
  • elbaite”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, accessed 29 August 2016.

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Italian

Noun

elbaite f (plural elbaiti)

  1. (mineralogy) elbaite
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