a red, grey, or black mineral, found as massive beds and in veins and igneous rocks. It is the chief source of iron. Composition: iron (ferric) oxide. Formula: Fe2O3. Crystal structure: hexagonal (rhombohedral)
Also called: iron glance
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he•ma•tite
(hē′mə tīt′, hem′ə-),USA pronunciation n.
he•ma•tit•ic
(hē′mə tit′ik, hem′ə-),USA pronunciation adj.
- Mineralogya very common mineral, iron oxide, Fe2O3, occurring in steel-gray to black crystals and in red earthy masses: the principal ore of iron.
- Greek haimatí̄tēs (lithós) bloodlike (stone). See hemat-, -ite1
- Latin haematītes bloodstone
- 1535–45;
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'hematite' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
aventurine
- botryoidal
- emery
- ferric oxide
- haematite
- iron glance
- maghemite
- red ocher
- reniform