 Uvite, in comparison, is a calcium magnesium tourmaline.Dravite forms multiple series, with other tourmaline members, including schorl and elbaite.The name "dravite" was used for the first time by Gustav Tschermak (1836–1927), Professor of Mineralogy and Petrography at the University of Vienna, in his book "Lehrbuch der Mineralogie" (published in 1884) for magnesium-rich (and sodium-rich) tourmaline from village Dobrova near Unterdrauburg in the Drava river area, Carinthia, Austro-Hungarian Empire.