siderite

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See also: Siderite and sidérite

English

Siderite (FECO3)
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Etymology

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

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

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

Italian

Pronunciation

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

Noun

siderite f (plural sideriti)

  1. (mineralogy) siderite

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