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

• David Barthelmy (1997–2025), “Sinhalite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “sinhalite”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2025.

Anagrams

• nihilates, sahlinite