sinhalite
English
Etymology
Named for the type locality in Sanskrit सिंहल (siṃhala, “Sri Lanka”) + -ite.
Noun
sinhalite
- (mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, boron, magnesium, and oxygen.
Further reading
- David Barthelmy (1997–2023), “Sinhalite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “sinhalite”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2023.
Anagrams
- nihilates, sahlinite