siderite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

a widespread brown mineral, FeCO₃, having the structure of calcite.
an iron meteorite
An indigo-blue variety of quartz.
magnetic iron ore; lodestone

Word forms

siderite siderites

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.

Synonyms

Derived words

aerosiderite holosiderite mesosiderite oligosiderite phosphosiderite sideritic spherosiderite xanthosiderite

Translations

Bulgarian: сидерит Catalan: siderita Finnish: sideriitti French: sidérite German: Siderit Greek: σιδηρίτης Italian: siderite Polish: syderyt Portuguese: siderita Spanish: siderita

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