schorl

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

German Schörl, probably from Swedish skör (“brittle”).

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Noun[edit]

schorl (countable and uncountable, plural schorls)

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

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Further reading[edit]

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