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 ====