umbalite

English

Etymology

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

Noun

umbalite (usually uncountable, plural umbalites)

(uncountable) 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.
(countable) A gemstone consisting of the mineral umbalite.

Translations

variety of garnet consisting of pyrope, almandine, and spessartine

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gemstone consisting of umbalite

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