hematite
Meaning
An iron ore, mainly peroxide of iron, Fe₂O₃: iron(III) oxide.
Synonyms
red ocher
red iron ore
red hematite
rhombohedral iron ore
iron glance
Translations
Hämatit
ematite
αιματίτης
hematita
hematita
hematiet
hematit
hématite
hematitesPronounced as (IPA)
/ˈhiː.məˌtaɪt/
Etymology
From Middle French hematite, from Latin (lapis) haematites, from Ancient Greek αἱματίτης (haimatítēs) λίθος (líthos, “blood-red stone”), from αἷμα (haîma, “blood”). By surface analysis, hemat- + -ite.
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