dumortierite

American

[doo-mawr-tee-uh-rahyt, dyoo-] / duˈmɔr ti əˌraɪt, dyu- /

noun

a mineral, aluminum borosilicate.

dumortierite British

/ djuːˈmɔːtɪəˌraɪt /

noun

a hard fibrous blue or green mineral consisting of hydrated aluminium borosilicate. Formula: Al 7 O 3 BO 3 (SiO 4 ) 3

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Etymology

Origin of dumortierite

1880–85; < French, named after Eugène Dumortier, 19th-century French paleontologist; -ite ¹

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Dumortierite occurs in gneiss at Chaponost, near Lyons, and at a few other European localities; it is found also in the United States, being known from near New York City, from Riverside and San Diego counties, California, and from Yuma county, Arizona.

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