schorl

See also: Schörl

English

Etymology

From German Schörl, probably from Swedish skör (“brittle”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃɔː(ɹ)l/

Noun

schorl (countable and uncountable, plural schorls)

  1. (mineralogy) The most common variety of tourmaline.

Derived terms

Further reading

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2025) “Schorl”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • “schorl”, in Mindat.org‎[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2025.
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