dumortierite

[ doo-mawr-tee-uh-rahyt, dyoo- ]

noun
  1. a mineral, aluminum borosilicate.

Origin of dumortierite

1
1880–85; <French, named after Eugène Dumortier, 19th-century French paleontologist; see -ite1

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British Dictionary definitions for dumortierite

dumortierite

/ (djuːˈmɔːtɪəˌraɪt) /


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

Origin of dumortierite

1
C19: named after Eugène Dumortier, 19th-century French palaeontologist who discovered it

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