schorl

Noun

Meaning

Black tourmaline.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

garnet graphite obsidian onyx zircon bituminous jet coal shale pyrite carbonado hematite anthracite smoky quartz black mineral

Hypernyms

mineral tourmaline

Phrases with the word

blue schorl

Examples

At the time it was not realised that schorl and tourmaline were the same mineral (it was only about 1703 that it was discovered that some colored gems weren't zircons ). Source: Internet

Dravite forms multiple series, with other tourmaline members, including schorl and elbaite. Source: Internet

Elbaite tourmalines are allochromatic, deriving most of their color and magnetic susceptibility from schorl (which imparts iron) and tsilaisite (which imparts manganese). Source: Internet

Magnetism Opaque black schorl and yellow tsilaisite are idiochromatic tourmaline species that have high magnetic susceptibilities due to high concentrations of iron and manganese respectively. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Schoppe Schor Schorderet-Munier-Franceschetti syndrome schorlaceous schorlite schorlitic