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schorl

/ʃɔː(ɹ)l/

Where it comes from

From German Schörl, probably from Swedish skör (“brittle”).

noun schorls

countable, uncountable The most common variety of tourmaline.

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"schorl." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/schorl. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"schorl." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/schorl.

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@misc{schorl_2026,
  title = {schorl},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/schorl},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}