schorl

/ʃɔrl/
noun
  1. A black, opaque variety of tourmaline, a mineral often found in granite and used as a gemstone or in industrial applications.
    • She collected minerals and was especially proud of her schorl specimen from Brazil.
    • Geologists found large deposits of schorl in the granite quarry near the mountain.
    • The jeweler showed me a ring with a dark schorl stone that shimmered faintly in the light.
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