sinhalite

English

Etymology

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

Noun

sinhalite

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

Further reading

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

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