Definition
A hard boron aluminum silicate mineral, typically blue in color, used as a gemstone and in industrial applications.
Etymology
Named after E. Dumortier, a 19th-century French paleontologist. The '-ite' suffix indicates it's a mineral name, following the convention of honoring the scientist who discovered or studied it.
Kelly Says
Dumortierite is treasured by gem collectors for its stunning blue color—it's named after a paleontologist, not a gem hunter! Sometimes the coolest minerals get named for people working on completely different science.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ዱሞርቲየርት
doo-mor-tee-ye-ret
ARالعربية
الدمورتيرايت
al-damur-tee-ra-yit
BNবাংলা
ডুমোর্টিয়ারাইট
doo-mor-tee-ya-ra-it
CACatalà
dumortierita
doo-mor-tee-e-ra-ta
CSČeština
dumortierit
doo-mor-tee-e-rit
DADansk
dumortierit
doo-mor-tee-e-rit
DEDeutsch
Dumortierit
doom-or-tee-e-rit
ELΕλληνικά
δούμορτιερίτη
doo-mor-tee-ree-tee
ESEspañol
dumortita
doo-mor-tee-eh-teh
FAفارسی
دومورتیریت
doo-mor-tee-ree-t
FISuomi
dumortierit
doo-mor-tee-e-rit
FRFrançais
dumortiérite
doo-mor-tee-e-reet
GUGU
ડુમોર્ટિયરિટ
doo-mor-tee-ree-t
HAHA
dumortierite
doo-mor-tee-e-rit
HEעברית
דומורטירייט
doo-mor-tee-rayt
HIहिन्दी
ड्यूमोरटीएराइट
doo-mor-tee-ay-ra-it
HUMagyar
dumortierit
doo-mor-tee-e-rit
IDBahasa Indonesia
dumortierite
doo-mor-tee-e-rit
IGIG
dumortierite
doo-mor-tee-e-rit
ITItaliano
dumortita
doo-mor-tee-tah
JA日本語
デュモーティエライト
dyuu-moo-tie-e-raito
KKKK
дұмортирит
doo-mor-tee-rit
KMKM
ដូម៉ូរទីអារីត
doo-mor-tee-a-rit
KO한국어
덤오르티에라이트
deom-o-r-tie-re-ui-teu
MRMR
डुमोरटीरिट
doo-mor-tee-ree-t
MSBahasa Melayu
dumortierit
doo-mor-tee-e-rit
MYမြန်မာ
ဒူမော်တီယာရိတ်
doo-mor-tee-ya-ret
NLNederlands
dumortieriet
doo-mor-tee-e-ret
NONorsk
dumortierit
doo-mor-tee-e-rit
PAPA
ਦੁਮੋਰਟੀਅਰਿਟ
doo-mor-tee-a-rit
PLPolski
dumortierit
doo-mor-tee-e-rit
PTPortuguês
dumortita
doo-mor-tee-tah
RORomână
dumortierit
doo-mor-tee-e-rit
RUРусский
думортирит
doo-mor-tee-rit
SVSvenska
dumortierit
doo-mor-tee-e-rit
SWKiswahili
dumortierite
doo-mor-tee-e-rit
TAதமிழ்
டுமோர்டியரைட்
too-mo-r-tee-ya-ra-it
TEతెలుగు
డ్యూమోర్టీయరైట్
dya-moor-tee-ya-ra-it
THไทย
ดュมอร์เทียไรต์
djum-or-tee-ya-it
TLTL
dumortierite
doo-mor-tee-e-rit
TRTürkçe
dumortierit
doo-mor-tee-e-rit
UKУкраїнська
думортирит
doo-mor-tee-rit
URاردو
ڈومورٹیرئٹ
doo-mor-tee-rayt
VITiếng Việt
dumortierite
doo-mor-tee-e-rit
YOYO
dumortierite
doo-mor-tee-e-rit
ZH中文
杜莫蒂埃石
du mò di ē shí
ZUZU
idumortierite
doo-mor-tee-e-rit