dumortierite
[ doo-mawr-tee-uh-rahyt, dyoo- ]
noun
a mineral, aluminum borosilicate.
Origin of dumortierite
11880–85; <French, named after Eugène Dumortier, 19th-century French paleontologist; see -ite1
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British Dictionary definitions for dumortierite
dumortierite
/ (djuːˈmɔːtɪəˌraɪt) /
noun
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
1C19: named after Eugène Dumortier, 19th-century French palaeontologist who discovered it
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