dumortierite

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Etymology

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

Noun

dumortierite (countable and uncountable, plural dumortierites)

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

Further reading

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

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