dumortierite

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English

Etymology

Eugene Dumortier (1803-1873), French palaeontologist, +‎ -ite.

Noun

dumortierite (countable and uncountable, plural dumortierites)

  1. (mineralogy) A fibrous aluminium boro-silicate mineral that occurs in various colours.

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