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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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
I observed neither hornblende, black schorl, nor rutile titanite, in this granite.
From Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 by Humboldt, Alexander von
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
On its northern slope is a vast mass of schorl, the celebrated Roche Rock.
From Nooks and Corners of Cornwall by Scott, C. A. Dawson
Among these black schorl or tourmaline, actinolite, zircon, garnet, and fluor spar are not uncommon; but they are too sparingly dispersed to modify the general aspect of the rock.
From The Student's Elements of Geology by Lyell, Charles, Sir
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