siderite
English
editEtymology
editFrom 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.
Noun
editsiderite (countable and uncountable, plural siderites)
- (uncountable, mineralogy) a widespread brown mineral, FeCO3, having the structure of calcite.
- Hypernym: iron ore
- (countable) an iron meteorite
- An indigo-blue variety of quartz.
- (obsolete) magnetic iron ore; lodestone
Synonyms
editDerived terms
editTranslations
edita mineral, iron(II) carbonate
an iron meteorite
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Further reading
edit- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Siderite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “siderite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.
Italian
editPronunciation
editNoun
editsiderite f (plural sideriti)
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