dumortierite

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noun

A fibrous aluminium boro-silicate mineral that occurs in various colours.

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Meanings

noundumortierite (countable and uncountable, plural dumortierites)

plural dumortierites

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA fibrous aluminium boro-silicate mineral that occurs in various colours.

Origin

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

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APA

dumortierite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dumortierite

MLA

“dumortierite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dumortierite. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dumortierite,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dumortierite.

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