siderite

noun

Etymology

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.

  1. derived from σιδηρῖτις — “loadstone
  2. derived from sideritis — “lodestone
  3. derived from σίδηρος — “iron
  4. derived from σιδηρίτης — “made of iron

Definitions

  1. a widespread brown mineral, FeCO₃, having the structure of calcite.

  2. an iron meteorite

  3. An indigo-blue variety of quartz.

  4. + 1 more definition
    1. magnetic iron ore

      magnetic iron ore; lodestone

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