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siderite

noun

Meaning

  1. A widespread brown mineral, FeCO3, having the structure of calcite
  2. An iron meteorite
  3. An indigo-blue variety of quartz.
  4. Magnetic iron ore; lodestone

Etymology / origin

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Related words

chalybite(English)spherulitic(English)siderotil(English)sideronatrite(English)siderophyllite(English)siderolite(English)spathic iron(English)ferrocalcite(English)barite(English)apatite(English)pyrite(English)calcite(English)

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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