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umbalite

umbalite noun: a variety of garnet consisting of a mixture of pyrope, almandine, and spessartine, having the chemical formula Mg₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃-Mn²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃, exclusively found in the alluvial deposits of the River Umba, and having a light-pink to purple colour.

Noun

umbalite (usually uncountable, plural umbalites)

  1. (usually) A variety of garnet consisting of a mixture of pyrope, almandine, and spessartine, having the chemical formula Mg₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃-Mn²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃, exclusively found in the alluvial deposits of the River Umba, and having a light-pink to purple colour.
  2. (countable, usually) A gemstone consisting of the mineral umbalite.

Forms of umbalite

pluralumbalites

Origin of umbalite

Named for the Umba Valley of the Tanga Region of Tanzania, the location of the mineral’s first discovery in 1978: Umba + -lite.

Questions about umbalite

What does umbalite mean?
Umbalite means a variety of garnet consisting of a mixture of pyrope, almandine, and spessartine, having the chemical formula Mg₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃-Mn²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃, exclusively found in the alluvial deposits of the River Umba, and having a light-pink to purple colour.
What part of speech is umbalite?
Umbalite is a noun.
What is the plural of umbalite?
The plural of umbalite is umbalites.

Words near umbalite in the dictionary

  1. Umayyid
  2. Umayyids
  3. UMB
  4. umb-
  5. Umba
  6. umbalite
  7. umbalites
  8. Umbanda
  9. Umbandist
  10. Umbandists
  11. Umbararo

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