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siderite.

A widespread brown mineral, FeCO₃, having the structure of calcite.

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Meaning & usage

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

    uncountable
  2. An iron meteorite.

    countable
  3. An indigo blue variety of quartz.

    countable · uncountable
  4. Magnetic iron ore; lodestone.

    countable · obsolete · uncountable
Where this word comes from

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.

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