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.

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Further reading

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2025) “Elbaite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • “elbaite”, in Mindat.org‎[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2025.

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Italian

Noun

elbaite f (plural elbaiti)

  1. (mineralogy) elbaite

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