elbaite

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noun

A sodium-lithium-aluminium borosilicate mineral of the tourmaline group, prized as a gemstone.

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Meanings

nounelbaite (countable and uncountable, plural elbaites)

plural elbaites

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA sodium-lithium-aluminium borosilicate mineral of the tourmaline group, prized as a gemstone.

Origin

From Elba + -ite, named after the island Elba in Tuscany, Italy where it was first discovered.

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Translations

Bulgarian елбаи́т
  • елбаи́т (elbaít)a type of tourmaline
Finnish elbaiitti
  • elbaiittia type of tourmaline
French elbaïte
  • elbaïtea type of tourmaline
German Elbait
  • Elbaita type of tourmaline
Italian elbaite
  • elbaitea type of tourmaline
Spanish elbaíta
  • elbaítaa type of tourmaline

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

elbaite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elbaite

MLA

“elbaite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elbaite. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “elbaite,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elbaite.

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