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Definition of Siderite

1. Noun. Iron ore in the form of ferrous carbonate.

2. Noun. A meteorite consisting principally of nickel and iron.

Definition of Siderite

1. n. Carbonate of iron, an important ore of iron occuring generally in cleavable masses, but also in rhombohedral crystals. It is of a light yellowish brown color. Called also sparry iron, spathic iron.

Definition of Siderite

1. Noun. , (minerology) a widespread brown mineral, FeCO₃, having the structure of calcite ¹

2. Noun. an iron meteorite ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Siderite

1. a mineral [n -S]

Medical Definition of Siderite

1. 1. Carbonate of iron, an important ore of iron occuring generally in cleavable masses, but also in rhombohedral crystals. It is of a light yellowish brown colour. Called also sparry iron, spathic iron. A meteorite consisting solely of metallic iron. An indigo-blue variety of quartz. Formerly, magnetic iron ore, or loadstone. 2. Any plant of the genus Sideritis; ironwort. Origin: L. Sideritis loadstone, Gr, of iron, from iron. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Siderite

sideramine siderate siderated siderates sideration siderazot siderazote sidereal sidereal day sidereal hour

sidereal month sidereal time sidereal year sidereal years sidereous siderite (current term) siderites sideritic sidero- sideroad

sideroads sideroblast sideroblastic anaemia sideroblastic anemia sideroblastosis sideroblasts siderocalin siderochrestic anaemia siderochrestic anemia siderocyte

Literary usage of Siderite

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Transactions of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and (1917)
"At other times siderite is found in a curious box-work honeycomb structure ... Sphalerite and galena are also found more abundantly with the siderite than ..."

2. A Treatise on Metamorphism by Charles Richard Van Hise (1904)
"The chief source of siderite is believed to be the reduction, dehydration, ... A subordinate amount of siderite is also derived from magnetite. ..."

3. Electro-magnetic Ore Separation by Charles Godfrey Gunther (1909)
"VII THE SEPARATION OF siderite FROM BLENDE THE specific gravities of blende (3.9 to 4.2) and siderite (3.7 to 3.9) are almost identical, and they may not be ..."

4. Electro-magnetic Ore Separation by Charles Godfrey Gunther (1909)
"VII THE SEPARATION OF siderite FROM BLENDE THE specific gravities of blende (3.9 to 4.2) and siderite (3.7 to 3.9) are almost identical, and they may not be ..."

5. Petralogy. A Treatise on Rocks by John Pinkerton (1811)
"siderite, FELSPAR, GRAPHITE. A little chain of rocks, amidst the eternal snows of Mont Blanc, consists of laminar black or green siderite, felspar, ..."

6. The Oil Fields of Crawford and Lawrence Counties by Raymond Silliman Blatchley (1913)
"Some siderite and Dark gray shale, with imprints of vegetation, and some siderite... 455 some carbonaceous b-hale> Gray sandstone and white limestone, ..."

7. Mineral Deposits by Waldemar Lindgren (1919)
"Tetrahedrite-Galena-siderite Veins (Wood River Type).— The association of siderite gangue with galena and zinc blende and ..."

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