hematite
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
- hematitic adjective
Etymology
Origin of hematite
1535–45; < Latin haematītes bloodstone < Greek haimatī́tēs ( lithós ) bloodlike (stone). See hemat-, -ite 1
Example Sentences
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Pigments made of minerals including hematite and rocks like lapis lazuli are ground into nanoparticles and suspended in silica, resembling “melted glass,” as Magaloni describes.
From Los Angeles Times
“Importantly, the new findings suggest a wetter and potentially more habitable past for Mars because ferrihydrite forms in the presence of cool water, and at lower temperatures than other previously considered minerals, like hematite.”
From Salon
With a microscope, the researchers also found a rust reddish pigment on the ornaments—likely cinnabar or hematite that were sprinkled or painted on the bodies of deceased royals as part of burial rites.
From Science Magazine
When the team analysed the dried-up powder, they found it contained hematite, "giving the paste a deep red colour".
From BBC
These monopoles glide across the swirling textures on the surface of the hematite, like tiny hockey pucks of magnetic charge.
From Science Daily
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