siderite
nounEtymology
From Ancient Greek σιδηρίτης (sidērítēs, “made of iron”), from Ancient Greek σίδηρος (sídēros, “iron”), or from Latin sideritis (“lodestone”), from Ancient Greek σιδηρῖτις (sidērîtis, “loadstone”). By surface analysis, sider- + -ite.
Definitions
a widespread brown mineral, FeCO₃, having the structure of calcite.
an iron meteorite
An indigo-blue variety of quartz.
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magnetic iron ore
magnetic iron ore; lodestone
The neighborhood
- synonymchalybite
- synonymsparry iron
- synonymspathic iron
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for siderite. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
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