schorl

See also: Schörl

English edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ʃɔː(ɹ)l/

Noun edit

schorl (countable and uncountable, plural schorls)

(mineralogy) The most common variety of tourmaline.

Derived terms edit

schorly

Further reading edit

David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Schorl”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
“schorl”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.

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