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cordierite

[kawr-dee-uh-rahyt]
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noun
  1. a strongly dichroic blue mineral consisting of a silicate of magnesium, aluminum, and iron: common in metamorphic rocks.
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Origin of cordierite

1805–15; named after Pierre L. A. Cordier (1777–1861), French geologist; see -ite1
Also called dichroite, iolite.
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cordierite

noun
  1. a grey or violet-blue dichroic mineral that consists of magnesium aluminium iron silicate in orthorhombic crystalline form and is found in metamorphic rocks. Formula: (Mg,Fe) 2 AL 4 Si 5 O 18 .nH 2 OAlso called: dichroite, iolite
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Word Origin

C19: named after Pierre L. A. Cordier (1777–1861), French geologist who described it
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cordierite

[kôr′dē-ə-rīt′]
  1. A light-blue to dark-blue or gray orthorhombic mineral. Cordierite is a silicate of magnesium, aluminum, and sometimes iron, and is found in granites and in metamorphic rocks that form under relatively low-pressure conditions. Chemical formula: (Mg,Fe)2Al4Si5O18.
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