siderite

See also: Siderite and sidérite

English

Siderite (FECO3)

Etymology

Latin sideritis (“lodestone”), from Ancient Greek σιδηρῖτις (sidērîtis, “loadstone”).

Noun

siderite (countable and uncountable, plural siderites)

  1. (uncountable, mineralogy) a widespread brown mineral, FeCO3, having the structure of calcite
  2. (countable) an iron meteorite
  3. An indigo-blue variety of quartz.
  4. (obsolete) magnetic iron ore; lodestone

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “Siderite” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.
  • siderite mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, accessed 29 August 2016
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