dumortierite
English
Etymology
Eugene Dumortier (1803-1873), French palaeontologist, + -ite.
Noun
dumortierite (countable and uncountable, plural dumortierites)
- (mineralogy) A fibrous aluminium boro-silicate mineral that occurs in various colours.
Further reading
- David Barthelmy (1997–2023), “Dumortierite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “dumortierite”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2023.