siderite
English
Etymology
Latin sideritis (“lodestone”), from Ancient Greek σιδηρῖτις (sidērîtis, “loadstone”).
Noun
siderite (countable and uncountable, plural siderites)
- (uncountable, mineralogy) a widespread brown mineral, FeCO3, having the structure of calcite
- (countable) an iron meteorite
- An indigo-blue variety of quartz.
- (obsolete) magnetic iron ore; lodestone
Synonyms
Derived terms
Translations
a mineral, iron(II) carbonate
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an iron meteorite
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Further reading
- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Siderite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “siderite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.
Italian
Noun
siderite f (plural sideriti)