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.

Further reading

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

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