Definition
A fine-grained igneous rock that forms when granite-like magma cools quickly near the Earth's surface, often found in narrow veins cutting through other rocks.
Etymology
From Cornish 'elvan' meaning granite-like stone, with the suffix '-ite' denoting a rock or mineral type. The term originated in Cornwall, England where such rocks are commonly found in tin-mining regions.
Kelly Says
Elvanite rocks were actually the key to finding valuable tin and copper deposits in Cornwall—miners learned to follow these distinctive veins like underground treasure maps, making what sounds like a boring geology term into a real-world economic game-changer.
Translations
ARالعربية
إلـفـانـيـت
il-fan-ee-t
BNবাংলা
এলভানাইট
el-va-na-it
CACatalà
elvanita
el-va-ni-ta
CSČeština
elvanit
el-va-nit
DADansk
elvanit
el-va-nit
DEDeutsch
Elvanit
el-va-nit
ELΕλληνικά
ελβαναίτης
el-va-na-is
ESEspañol
elvanita
el-van-ee-tah
FAفارسی
الوانیت
al-wa-nit
FISuomi
elvanite
el-va-ni-te
FRFrançais
elvanite
el-va-niyt
GUGU
એલ્વનાઈટ
el-va-na-it
HEעברית
אלואניט
el-va-nit
HIहिन्दी
एल्वानाइट
el-va-na-it
HUMagyar
elvanit
el-va-nit
IDBahasa Indonesia
elvanite
el-va-niyt
ITItaliano
elvanite
el-va-niyt
JA日本語
エルバナイト
eru-ba-naito
KMKM
អែលវ៉ានាઈ
a-el-va-na-i
KO한국어
엘바나이트
el-ba-na-iteu
MRMR
एल्वानाईट
el-va-na-it
MSBahasa Melayu
elvanite
el-va-niyt
MYမြန်မာ
အဲလ်ဗန်နိုင်း
a-el-ban-naing
NLNederlands
elvaniet
el-va-ni-et
NONorsk
elvanit
el-va-nit
PAPA
એલ્વનાઈટ
el-va-na-it
PLPolski
elvanit
el-va-nit
PTPortuguês
elvanita
el-van-ee-tah
RORomână
elvanit
el-va-nit
RUРусский
эльвани́т
el-va-nit
SVSvenska
elvanit
el-va-nit
SWKiswahili
elvanite
el-va-niyt
TAதமிழ்
எல்வானைட்
el-va-na-it
TEతెలుగు
ఎల్వనైట్
el-va-na-it
THไทย
เอลแวนไนท์
el-wan-nayt
TRTürkçe
elvanit
el-va-nit
UKУкраїнська
ельвані́т
yel-va-nit
VITiếng Việt
elvanite
el-va-niyt
ZH中文
埃尔瓦ナイト
ai-er-wa-naite