dumortierite

English

Etymology

Eugene Dumortier (1803-1873), French palaeontologist, +‎ -ite.

Noun

dumortierite (countable and uncountable, plural dumortierites)

1. (mineralogy) A fibrous aluminium boro-silicate mineral that occurs in various colours.

Derived terms

• magnesiodumortierite

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2026), “Dumortierite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “dumortierite”, in Mindat.org, Keswick, Va.: Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2026.