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 Definitions for Hematite: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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Hematite \Hem"a*tite\, n. [L. haematites, Gr. ? bloodlike, fr.
a"i^ma, a"i`matos, blood.] (Min.)
An important ore of iron, the sesquioxide, so called because
of the red color of the powder. It occurs in splendent
rhombohedral crystals, and in massive and earthy forms; --
the last called red ocher. Called also specular iron,
oligist iron, rhombohedral iron ore, and bloodstone.
See Brown hematite, under Brown.
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WordNet (r) 2.0
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hematite
n : the principal form of iron ore; consists of ferric oxide in
crystalline form; occurs in a red earthy form [syn: haematite]
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