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siderite

The English word “siderite” has 4 meanings listed here.

noun

  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

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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