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umbalite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
um-balite
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Uncountable

noun

A gemstone consisting of the mineral umbalite.

Countable

Etymology

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

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Usage

Inflected Forms

umbalites (plural)

Questions

What does umbalite mean?
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.
Where does umbalite come from?
Named for the Umba Valley of the Tanga Region of Tanzania, the location of the mineral’s first discovery in 1978: Umba + -lite.

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