siderite

[ sid-uh-rahyt ]

/ ˈsɪd əˌraɪt /

noun

Also called chalybite. a common mineral, iron carbonate, FeCO3, usually occurring in yellowish to deep-brown cleavable masses: a minor ore of iron.

a meteorite consisting almost entirely of metallic minerals.

Words nearby siderite

sidereal hour angle, sidereal month, sidereal period, sidereal time, sidereal year, siderite, sidero-, sideroad, sideroblast, sideroblastic anemia, siderochrome

Origin of siderite

1570–80, in sense “loadstone”; 1845–50 for def 1; sider- + -ite¹; in obsolete sense, variant of siderites < Latin sidērītēs < Greek sidērī́tēs loadstone

OTHER WORDS FROM siderite

sid·er·it·ic

[sid-uh-rit-ik] /ˌsɪd əˈrɪt ɪk/, adjective

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Examples from the Web for siderite

This is one of the ordinary stony meteorites, and is thus contrasted with the Rowton siderite which we have just been considering.
The Story of the Heavens|Robert Stawell Ball
This siderite is specially interesting on account of its distinctly metallic character.
The Story of the Heavens|Robert Stawell Ball
The Bilbao ores consist mainly of siderite, which near the surface has altered to large bodies of oxide minerals.
The Economic Aspect of Geology|C. K. Leith
Carbonate of Iron, or siderite, occurs in a few localities, the ore produced in Ohio being almost wholly of this kind.
Commercial Geography|Jacques W. Redway

Their principal iron mineral is hematite, although the English ores also contain considerable iron carbonate or siderite.
The Economic Aspect of Geology|C. K. Leith

British Dictionary definitions for siderite

siderite

/ (ˈsaɪdəˌraɪt) /

noun

Also called: chalybite a pale yellow to brownish-black mineral consisting chiefly of iron carbonate in hexagonal crystalline form. It occurs mainly in ore veins and sedimentary rocks and is an important source of iron. Formula: FeCO 3

a meteorite consisting principally of metallic iron

Derived forms of siderite

sideritic (ˌsaɪdəˈrɪtɪk), adjective

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