elbaite

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

elbaite (countable and uncountable, plural elbaites)

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

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

• Abelite, Eblaite, abelite

elbaite f (plural elbaiti)

1. (mineralogy) elbaite

• beliate