![]() ![]() In English, the names "shorl" and "shirl" were used in the 18th century for schorl. From the 18th century on, the name "Schörl" was mainly used in the German-speaking area. ![]() Up to about 1600, additional names used in the German language were "Schurel", "Schörle", and "Schurl". 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". First mentioned by Ulrich Rülein von Calw 1505. This village had a nearby tin mine where, in addition to cassiterite, a lot of black tourmaline was found. 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).
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