siderite

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See also: Siderite and sidérite

English

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Siderite (FECO3)
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Etymology

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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.

Noun

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siderite (countable and uncountable, plural siderites)

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

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Further reading

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  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Siderite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • siderite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.

Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /si.deˈri.te/
  • Rhymes: -ite
  • Hyphenation: si‧de‧rì‧te

Noun

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siderite f (plural sideriti)

  1. (mineralogy) siderite

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