chalybite

American  

[kal-uh-bahyt] / ˈkæl əˌbaɪt /

noun

Mineralogy.

1. siderite.

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chalybite British  

/ ˈkælɪˌbaɪt /

noun

1. another name for siderite

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Etymology

Origin of chalybite

1855–60; < Greek chalyb- (stem of chályps ) iron, also iron-worker, member of the Chalybes, a tribe of Asia Minor noted for their blacksmiths + -ite ¹

Example Sentences

In the red and brown iron ores and ochres ferric iron is present; in chalybite the iron is in the ferrous state; and in magnetite it is present in both forms.

From A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. by Beringer, Cornelius

All carbonates are soluble with effervescence in dilute acids; some, such as chalybite and magnesite, require the aid of heat.

From A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. by Beringer, Cornelius

It is often associated with blende and pyrites, and with calcite, fluorspar, quartz, barytes, chalybite and pearlspar as gangue minerals; in the upper oxidized parts of the deposits, cerussite and anglesite occur as alteration products.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" by Various

It occurs with argentite, chalybite and galena in the silver veins of the Himmelsf�rst mine at Freiberg, Saxony, where it has been known since 1720.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 1 "Franciscans" to "French Language" by Various

The crystallographic and physical characters resemble those of dolomite and chalybite.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" by Various