ottrelite

noun

ot·​tre·​lite

ˈä‧trəˌlīt

plural -s

: a gray to black mineral occurring in small scales in certain schists and being a variety of chloritoid

Word History

Etymology

French ottrélite, from Ottrez, Belgium, its locality + French -lite

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