† ˈschorlite Min. Obs.
Also 8 shorlite.
[ad. G. schorlit Klaproth 1788): see schorl and -ite1 2 b.]
= pycnite.
| 1794 Kirwan Elem. Min. (ed. 2) I. 286 Siliceous genus..Shorlite... Infusible at 168°, and no way altered by heat. 1821 Jameson Man. Min. 189 Schorlite, or Schorlous Topaz. 1836 T. Thomson Min. Geol., etc. I. 254 Pycnite, or Schorlous Beryl. Schorlite, stangenstein. |