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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