schorl
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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 feldspar and the mica, for example, as well as the schorl, are found variously coloured in different granites, and coloured in various proportions.
From Theory of the Earth, Volume 1 (of 4) by Hutton, James
Sometimes the red schorl occurs only in dendritic crystals of a bright red.*
From Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 by Ross, Thomasina
Structurally, therefore, these isles are a continuation of Land's End, but the granite has become less consistent and more friable; it is largely broken into felspar, quartz, and mica, with schorl, chlorite, and hornblende.
From The Cornwall Coast by Salmon, Arthur L. (Arthur Leslie)
I saw distinctly that, wherever they crossed each other, the veins containing mica and black schorl traversed and drove out of their direction those which contained only white quartz and feldspar.
From Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 by Humboldt, Alexander von
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 Burckhardt, John Lewis
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