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dumortierite

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

noun

  1. a mineral, aluminum borosilicate.

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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of dumortierite1

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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of dumortierite1

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

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