Get to know Schorl better with 5 real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like tourmaline.
Schorl in a sentence
Schorl meaning
The most common variety of tourmaline.
Synonyms of Schorl
Using Schorl
- The main meaning on this page is: The most common variety of tourmaline.
- Useful related words include: tourmaline.
- In the example corpus, schorl often appears in combinations such as: schorl and.
Context around Schorl
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 2 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Schorl
- In this selection, "schorl" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 20.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, black stand out and add context to how "schorl" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include members including schorl and elbaite and opaque black schorl and yellow. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "schorl" sits close to words such as aadujeevitham, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with schorl
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Dravite forms multiple series, with other tourmaline members, including schorl and elbaite. (12 words)
Schorl and lithium-rich tourmalines are usually found in granite and granite pegmatite. (13 words)
Elbaite tourmalines are allochromatic, deriving most of their color and magnetic susceptibility from schorl (which imparts iron) and tsilaisite (which imparts manganese). (22 words)
At the time it was not realised that schorl and tourmaline were the same mineral (it was only about 1703 that it was discovered that some colored gems weren't zircons ). (31 words)
Magnetism Opaque black schorl and yellow tsilaisite are idiochromatic tourmaline species that have high magnetic susceptibilities due to high concentrations of iron and manganese respectively. (25 words)
Elbaite tourmalines are allochromatic, deriving most of their color and magnetic susceptibility from schorl (which imparts iron) and tsilaisite (which imparts manganese). (22 words)
Example sentences (5)
At the time it was not realised that schorl and tourmaline were the same mineral (it was only about 1703 that it was discovered that some colored gems weren't zircons ).
Dravite forms multiple series, with other tourmaline members, including schorl and elbaite.
Elbaite tourmalines are allochromatic, deriving most of their color and magnetic susceptibility from schorl (which imparts iron) and tsilaisite (which imparts manganese).
Magnetism Opaque black schorl and yellow tsilaisite are idiochromatic tourmaline species that have high magnetic susceptibilities due to high concentrations of iron and manganese respectively.
Schorl and lithium-rich tourmalines are usually found in granite and granite pegmatite.
Common combinations with schorl
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: