Siderite

[saidәrait]

Definition

(noun.) a meteorite consisting principally of nickel and iron.

(noun.) iron ore in the form of ferrous carbonate.

Typed by Jody--From WordNet

Definition

(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.

(n.) A meteorite consisting solely of metallic iron.

(n.) An indigo-blue variety of quartz.

(n.) Formerly, magnetic iron ore, or loadstone.

(n.) Any plant of the genus Sideritis; ironwort.

Typist: Waldo

Definition

n. the lodestone: native iron protocarbonate—also Chalybite Spathic or Sparry iron Junckerite.

Checker: Raffles