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noun
A widespread brown mineral, FeCO3, having the structure of calcite.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: chemistry, geography, geology, mineralogy, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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Synonyms: iron(II) carbonate, ferrous carbonate
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: iron ore
noun
An iron meteorite.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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noun
An indigo blue variety of quartz.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Magnetic iron ore; lodestone.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, obsolete, uncountable
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noun
a meteorite consisting principally of nickel and iron
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: meteorite
noun
iron ore in the form of ferrous carbonate
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: chalybite
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: iron ore
History
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.
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