elbaite

English

Etymology

From Elba +‎ -ite, named after the island Elba in Tuscany, Italy 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

a type of tourmaline

• Finnish: elbaiitti
• French: elbaïte (fr) f
• German: Elbait m
• Italian: elbaite f
• Spanish: elbaíta f

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• Abelite, Eblaite, abelite

Italian

Noun

elbaite f (plural elbaiti)

1. (mineralogy) elbaite

Anagrams

• beliate