schorl
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of schorl
First recorded in 1755–65, schorl is from the German word Schörl
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The lowest range above Djidda is calcareous; but its rocks soon change into gneiss, and a species of granite, with schorl in the place of feldspath, accompanied by predominant masses of quartz, and some mica.
From Travels in Arabia; comprehending an account of those territories in Hedjaz which the Mohammedans regard as sacred by John Lewis Burckhardt
On its northern slope is a vast mass of schorl, the celebrated Roche Rock.
From Nooks and Corners of Cornwall by C. A. Dawson Scott
“Tourmaline hornfelses” are found sometimes near the margins of tourmaline granites; they are black with small needles of schorl which under the microscope are dark brown and richly pleochroic.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" by Various
We found in it a group of fine crystals of black schorl.
From Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 by Alexander von Humboldt
The former of these is an aggregate of schorl, or tourmaline, and quartz.
From The Student's Elements of Geology by Sir Charles Lyell
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