Dumortierite Definition
do͝o-môrtē-ə-rīt, dyo͝o-
noun
A glassy pink, green, violet, or blue aluminum borosilicate mineral, Al8 BSi3 O19 OH, used in spark-plug ceramics and as imitation lapis lazuli.
American Heritage
Origin of Dumortierite
French after Eugène Dumortier , 19th-century French paleontologist
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Eugene Dumortier (1803-1873), French palaeontologist, +"Ž -ite.
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