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Improving Mindat.orgEtymology of Schorl

29th Sep 2006 13:16 UTCJim Ferraiolo

Interesting abstract from MinAbs about Schorl:

<06M/3855> Über die Etymologie und die Typlokalitäten des Minerals Schörl (About the etymology and the type-localities of schorl). (german with englisch abstract).

A. Ertl, Mitteilungen der Österreichischen Mineralogischen Gesellschaft, 152, 2006, pp 7–16.



The early history of the mineral schorl shows that the name "Schorl" was in use prior to the year 1400 (AD) because a village known today as Zschorlau (in Saxony, Germany) was then named "Schorl" (or minor variants of this name). This village had a nearby tin mine where, in addition to cassiterite, a lot of black tourmaline was found. The first relatively detailed description of schorl with the name "schürl" and its occurrence (various tin mines in the Saxony Ore Mountains) was written by Johannes Mathesius (1504-1565) in 1562 under the title "Sarepta oder Bergpostill". Up to about 1600, additional names used in the German language were "Schurel", "Schörle", and "Schurl". From the 18th century on, the name "Schörl" was mainly used in the German-speaking area. In English, the names "shorl" and "shirl" were used in the 18th century for schorl. In the 19th century the names "common schorl", "schörl", "schorl" and "iron tourmaline" were used in the Anglo-Saxon area.

29th Sep 2006 13:25 UTCUwe Kolitsch Manager

A. Ertl and me are currently studying >10 samples of "schorls" from Zschorlau.

Interesting results so far...

29th Sep 2006 13:41 UTCChester S. Lemanski, Jr.

Data added to Schorl file.

29th Sep 2006 16:06 UTCJohan Kjellman Expert

If I recall right - schorl was used for a variety of black prismatic crystals in th old days.

cheers

29th Sep 2006 20:14 UTCJim Ferraiolo

Does anyone have a copy of the article?

29th Sep 2006 20:24 UTCErik Vercammen

Hey's mineral index: "red schorl: syn. of rutile and of rubellite". The name "schorl" seems to have been used for a lot of long-prismatic XX, with the color as a modifier.

30th Sep 2006 16:25 UTCUwe Kolitsch Manager

Jim: will send you e-mail of A. Ertl.
 
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