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Definitions

Noun

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

Synonyms

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indicolite

Etymology

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

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