hematite

(hem′ə tīt′, hē′mə-)

noun

a reddish brown to black, rhombohedral mineral, FeO, that is a major ore of iron; ferric oxide

Origin: L haematites < Gr haimatitēs, lit., bloodlike, red iron ore < haima, blood: see hemo-

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noun

A black or blackish-red to brick-red mineral, essentially Fe₂O₃, the chief ore of iron.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English emathite, ematites

Origin: , from Latin haematītēs

Origin: , from Greek (lithos) haimatītēs, bloodlike (stone)

Origin: , from haima, haimat-, blood

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