siderite

[ sid-uh-rahyt ]
/ ˈsɪd əˌraɪt /

noun

Also called chalybite. a common mineral, iron carbonate, FeCO3, usually occurring in yellowish to deep-brown cleavable masses: a minor ore of iron.
a meteorite consisting almost entirely of metallic minerals.

Origin of siderite

1570–80, in sense “loadstone”; 1845–50 for def 1; sider- + -ite1; in obsolete sense, variant of siderites < Latin sidērītēs < Greek sidērī́tēs loadstone

OTHER WORDS FROM siderite

sid·er·it·ic [sid-uh-rit-ik] /ˌsɪd əˈrɪt ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby siderite

sidereal hour angle, sidereal month, sidereal period, sidereal time, sidereal year, siderite, sidero-, sideroad, sideroblast, sideroblastic anemia, siderochrome

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British Dictionary definitions for siderite

siderite
/ (ˈsaɪdəˌraɪt) /

noun

Also called: chalybite a pale yellow to brownish-black mineral consisting chiefly of iron carbonate in hexagonal crystalline form. It occurs mainly in ore veins and sedimentary rocks and is an important source of iron. Formula: FeCO 3
a meteorite consisting principally of metallic iron

Derived forms of siderite

sideritic (ˌsaɪdəˈrɪtɪk), adjective