different between gemstone vs elbaite

gemstone

English

Etymology

From Middle English gimstone, alteration (due to Middle English gemme) of earlier ?imston, ?imstan, from Old English ?imst?n, ?ymst?n (gem; jewel; precious stone), equivalent to gem +? stone. Compare Icelandic gimsteinn (jewel; gem).

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /?d??m?sto?n/

Noun

gemstone (plural gemstones)

  1. A gem, usually made of minerals.

Synonyms

  • See also Thesaurus:gemstone

Translations

Further reading

  • gemstone on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

  • emongest

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elbaite

English

Etymology

Elba +? -ite, after the island 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.

Translations

Further reading

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2021) , “Elbaite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database
  • “elbaite”, in Mindat.org?[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2021.

Anagrams

  • Abelite, Eblaite, abelite

Italian

Noun

elbaite f (plural elbaiti)

  1. (mineralogy) elbaite

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