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Definition of Haematites
1. haematite [n] - See also: haematite
Lexicographical Neighbors of Haematites
Literary usage of Haematites
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Natural History of Pliny by Pliny, John Bostock, Henry Thomas Riley (1857)
"Upon the same authority, it is recommended to take any kind of haematites, fasting,
in doses of three drachmae, triturated in oil, for affections of the ..."
2. The Useful Metals and Their Alloys: Including Mining Ventilation, Mining by John Scoffern (1857)
"2-56 100-00 100-00 The haematites of Cornwall and Devon arc partially wrought forthe
... In addition to the haematites with which these formations abound, ..."
3. Elements of Mineralogy by Richard Kirwan (1810)
"The Baron and 2 Bergman, 434, also mention a yellow haematites, which, he says,
differs from this only in presenting a yellow powder when pulverized. ..."
4. A manual of precious stones and antique gems by Hodder Michael Westropp (1874)
"haematites," according to Pliny, " of the very finest quality, comes from ^Ethiopia,
but it is found ... The name haematites is derived from al/ta, blood. ..."
5. The Iron Ores of Great Britain and Ireland: Their Mode of Occurrence, Age by J. D. Kendall (1893)
"... and the Red Tarn behind its summit derives its name from the haematites which
form its shores. Indeed, so rich are the veins of true haematite in the ..."
6. The London Encyclopaedia, Or, Universal Dictionary of Science, Art by Thomas Tegg (1829)
"... when it is not mixed in too small a quantity in the stone, and often before
the stone is roasted. Some kinds of haematites, and particularly the ..."
7. The Mining Engineer (1904)
"... with the haematites. Further, the hypothesis that the ore-deposits would
impoverish in depth (because deeper down, below the general water-level of the ..."
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