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chalybite

[ kal-uh-bahyt ]

noun

, Mineralogy.


chalybite

/ ˈkælɪˌbaɪt /

noun

  1. another name for siderite
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of chalybite1

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
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Example Sentences

Chalybite, which is carbonate of iron, is an ore of great importance.

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

Chalybite is usually yellowish-grey or brown in colour; it is translucent and has a vitreous lustre.

When limonite is dehydrated and deoxidized in the presence of carbonic acid, it may give rise to chalybite.

They are often impure, and their iron may be present as haematite or as chalybite.

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