Dictionary

siderite en · NOUN

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σιδηρίτης (sidērítēs, “made of iron”), from Ancient Greek σίδηρος (sídēros, “iron”), or from Latin sideritis (“lodestone”), from Ancient Greek σιδηρῖτις (sidērîtis, “loadstone”). By surface analysis, sider- + -ite.

Meanings

1. (uncountable) A widespread brown mineral, FeCO₃, having the structure of calcite.
2. (countable) An iron meteorite.
3. (countable, uncountable) An indigo blue variety of quartz.
4. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) Magnetic iron ore; lodestone.

Forms

Deriveds

xanthosiderite · sideritic · mesosiderite · phosphosiderite · holosiderite · oligosiderite · spherosiderite · aerosiderite

Hypernyms

iron ore

Synonyms

ferrous carbonate · sparry iron · iron(II) carbonate · spathic iron · chalybite

Translations (14)

pl syderyt (an iron meteorite) · pt siderita (a mineral, iron(II) carbonate) · es siderito (an iron meteorite) · el σιδηρίτης (a mineral, iron(II) carbonate) · fi rautameteoriitti (an iron meteorite) · pl syderyt (a mineral, iron(II) carbonate) · de Siderit (a mineral, iron(II) carbonate) · bg сидерит (a mineral, iron(II) carbonate) · es siderita (a mineral, iron(II) carbonate) · it siderite (a mineral, iron(II) carbonate) · fi sideriitti (a mineral, iron(II) carbonate) · ca siderita (a mineral, iron(II) carbonate) · fr sidérite (an iron meteorite) · fr sidérite (a mineral, iron(II) carbonate)