siderite
IPA: sˈɪdɝaɪt
noun
- (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
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Examples of "siderite" in Sentences
- Siderite isn't oxide, it's iron carbonate.
- Ankerite occurs with siderite in deposits of iron ore.
- Siderite is a mineral composed of iron carbonate FeCO3.
- Ores such as siderite, limonite and haematite occur too.
- It can be thought of as a concretionary form of siderite.
- The non ore minerals pyrite and siderite are also abundant in the ore bodies.
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