ottrelite

ottrelite
/o"treuh luyt'/, n. Mineral.
a brittle mica containing manganese and similar to margarite in physical and chemical properties.
[1835-45; < F ottrélite, named after Ottrez, Belgium, where it is found; see -LITE]

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      manganese-rich variety of the silicate mineral chloritoid (q.v.).

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