elbaite

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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 (1997–2025), “Elbaite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “elbaite”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2025.

Anagrams

• Abelite, Eblaite, abelite

Italian

Noun

elbaite f (plural elbaiti)

1. (mineralogy) elbaite

Anagrams

• beliate