schorl

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English

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Etymology

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From German Schörl, probably from Swedish skör (brittle).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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schorl (countable and uncountable, plural schorls)

  1. (mineralogy) The most common variety of tourmaline.

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Further reading

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  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Schorl”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • schorl”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.