Siderite Definition

sĭdə-rīt
noun
A yellowish to brownish, semihard mineral, iron carbonate, FeCO3, that is a valuable ore of iron.
Webster's New World
A meteorite consisting chiefly of iron.
Webster's New World

An indigo-blue variety of quartz.

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Noun

Singular:
siderite
Plural:
siderites

Origin of Siderite

  • Latin sideritis (“lodestone”), from Ancient Greek [script?], of iron, from iron.

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Siderite Sentence Examples

  • They are four important iron ores, magnetite, haematite, limonite and siderite, and one of less but still considerable importance, pyrite or pyrites.

  • Siderite, or spathic iron ore, FeCO 3, crystallizes in the rhombohedral system and contains 48.28% of iron.

  • The clayey siderite of the British coal measures is called " clay band," and that containing bituminous matter is called " black band."

  • About two-thirds of the ore mined is clayey siderite.

  • The most important British ore deposit is the Lower Cleveland bed of oolitic siderite in the Middle Lias, near Middlesborough.

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Words Starting With

SSISID

Words Ending With

ETEITE

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