OTTRELITE

Etymology

Noun

ottrelite (countable and uncountable, plural ottrelites)

(mineral) A form of the mineral chloritoid.

Source: Wiktionary


Ot"trel*ite, n. Etym: [From Ottrez, on the borders of Luxembourg.] (Min.)

Definition: A micaceous mineral occurring in small scales. It is characteristic of certain crystalline schists.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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