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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DUMORTIERITE

Named after Eugène Dumortier, 19th-century French palaeontologist who discovered it.
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PRONUNCIATION OF DUMORTIERITE

dumortierite  [djuːˈmɔːtɪəˌraɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DUMORTIERITE

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Dumortierite is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DUMORTIERITE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Dumortierite

Dumortierite is a fibrous variably colored aluminium boro-silicate mineral, Al7BO33O3. Dumortierite crystallizes in the orthorhombic system typically forming fibrous aggregates of slender prismatic crystals. The crystals are vitreous and vary in color from brown, blue, and green to more rare violet and pink. Substitution of iron and other tri-valent elements for aluminium result in the color variations. It has a Mohs hardness of 7 and a specific gravity of 3.3 to 3.4. Crystals show pleochroism from red to blue to violet. Dumortierite quartz is blue colored quartz containing abundant dumortierite inclusions. Dumortierite was first described in 1881 for an occurrence in Chaponost, in the Rhône-Alps of France and named for the French paleontologist Eugène Dumortier. It typically occurs in high temperature aluminium rich regional metamorphic rocks, those resulting from contact metamorphism and also in boron rich pegmatites. The most extensive investigation on dumortierite was done on samples from the high grade metamorphic Gfohl unit in Austria by Fuchs et al.. It is used in the manufacture of high grade porcelain.

Definition of dumortierite in the English dictionary

The definition of dumortierite in the dictionary is a hard fibrous blue or green mineral consisting of hydrated aluminium borosilicate. Formula: Al7O3BO33.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DUMORTIERITE


anchorite
ˈæŋkəˌraɪt
cassiterite
kəˈsɪtəˌraɪt
cordierite
ˈkɔːdɪəˌraɪt
diorite
ˈdaɪəˌraɪt
epidiorite
ˌepɪˈdaɪəˌraɪt
Fourierite
ˈfʊərɪəˌraɪt
garnierite
ˈɡɑːnɪəˌraɪt
granodiorite
ˌɡrænəʊˈdaɪəˌraɪt
Himyarite
ˈhɪmjəˌraɪt
laterite
ˈlætəˌraɪt
meteorite
ˈmiːtɪəˌraɪt
micrometeorite
ˌmaɪkrəʊˈmiːtɪəˌraɪt
micrometeoroid
ˈmaɪkrəʊˈmiːtɪəˌraɪt
Minorite
ˈmaɪnəˌraɪt
ozocerite
əʊˈzəʊkəˌraɪt
siderite
ˈsaɪdəˌraɪt
sombrerite
sɒmˈbrɪəˌraɪt
sphalerite
ˈsfæləˌraɪt
sybarite
ˈsɪbəˌraɪt
underwrite
ˈʊndəˌraɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DUMORTIERITE

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dummy
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dummy head
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dummy symbol
dummy variable
dumose
dumosity
dump
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dump on
dump orbit
dump truck
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dumper
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WORDS THAT END LIKE DUMORTIERITE

aerosiderite
ankerite
cerite
dolerite
dopplerite
favourite
forsterite
geyserite
guerite
Hutterite
kieserite
marguerite
millerite
nerite
ozokerite
preterite
rensselaerite
sclerite
Thatcherite
witherite
yperite

Synonyms and antonyms of dumortierite in the English dictionary of synonyms

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DUMORTIERITE»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about dumortierite

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DUMORTIERITE»

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Field Guide to Rocks & Minerals of Southern Africa
DUMORTIERITE AI7(B03)(SiO4)303 Composition: silicate Crystal system: orthorhombic Hardness: 8.5 Specific gravity: 3.3-3.7 Streak: white Lustre: vitreous , dull Named after the French palaeontologist Eugene Dumortier. Dumortierite does ...
Bruce Cairncross, 2004
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The Book of Stones: Who They Are and What They Teach
Dumortierite is a strong stone of mental discipline and is capable of enhancing one's 'will power' in regard to learning. It is excellent for students, especially those required to take in large amounts of information in short periods of time. It aids in  ...
Robert Simmons, Naisha Ahsian, 2007
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Rock Roles: Facts, Properties, and Lore of Gemstones
DUMORTIERITE. Dumortierite. is a very pretty stone, usually found in denim-blue but occasionally found in black and red as well. It is normally used for carvings and decorative items, and the lower-quality stones are used to color ceramics ...
Suzanne Bettonville
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Geology of the Bristow Quadrangle, Creek County, Oklahoma: ...
DUM0RTIER1TIZED TRACHYTE Dumortierite, an aluminum borosilicate ( AI8HBSi8O20), occurs in extraordinary abundance on the west flank of Lincoln Hill. In the amount of this comparatively rare mineral that it contains this area, so far as is ...
Arthur Earl Fath, 1925
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Bulletin
DUMORTIERITE. Orthorhombic. Composition, Al8HBSi3O20.2 Molecular weight, 634. Specific gravity, 3.3. Molecular volume, 102. Color, blue, bluish green, rose, lavender, or black. Hardness, 7. Dumortierite was originally discovered in a ...
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Summary of Rock Salt Deposits in the United States as ...
A small deposit of dumortierite (pl. 1, no. 36) was discovered in Elkhorn Mountains volcanics on .Tack Creek Ridge during the course of mapping leading to this report. The country rock at the deposit is quartz latitic welded tuff that has been ...
William Gamewell Pierce, Ernest Isaac Rich, 1962
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Mineralogy of Pennsylvania 1922-1965: Supplementing and ...
Dumortierite Composition A boron aluminum silicate, (Al,Fe)7BSi3Ou. Crystallography Orthorhombic; rhombic-dipyramidal. Commonly in fibrous masses or prismatic aggregates of acicular or lath-like crystals. Properties Hardness 7. Specific ...
Arthur Montgomery, 2008
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Preliminary Report on the Operations of the Coal-testing ...
The dumortierite occurs in small spherulites scattered throughout the rock and occasionally bunched together to form a large patch of blue. On an average they reach a diameter of from one-half to 1 mm. Their shape, while in general circular,  ...
Edward Wheeler Parker, 1905
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B065: Mineral and water resources of Nevada
The dumortierite in Humboldt Queen Canyon (No. 9) on the west flank of the Humboldt Range, about 6 miles east of Oreana, is the only known commercial deposit of dumortierite in the world. More than 5,000 tons was produced between 1925 ...
H.R. Cornwall
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Fifth Hutton Symposium: The Origin of Granites and Related ...
to have occurred, but concluded that the position of the isograd was difficult to define because of the rare occurrence of dumortierite. Takagi & Nagahama (1987 ) reported one dumortierite locality ...
Shuns? Ishihara, 2005

5 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DUMORTIERITE»

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7 Tips to Get the Best Value in a Luxury Kitchen
I love using statement pieces based on semi-precious stone like agate or dumortierite in countertops, or a great slab of Calacatta Gold marble. «Huffington Post, Aug 13»
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Flintstones eat your heart out: Marble and stone decor ideas
Dumortierite Concetto countertop surface. Dumortierite Concetto countertop surface. Made from cut/bound semi precious stones for luxurious ... «MetroNews Canada, Jul 13»
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Open Range: Creek Creation
Her handcrafted collection of Willow Creek Designs includes unique pieces like the Mother's Love necklace, which features periwinkle dumortierite crystal beads ... «Cowboys and Indians, Mar 13»
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Bridal trends 2011/12: The finishing touches
For those seeking something a bit bolder, the Lola Rose grey agate and peacock quartzite or blue sandstone and dumortierite Isidora bracelets ... «Retail Jeweller, Oct 11»
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... prosopectasia underpitched reimages perditionable pingster texture strangulative dumortierite orderliness cystotrachelotomy hutlet hobits ... «What Digital Camera, Sep 10»

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