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Hematite

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Noun

1. haematite, hematite

the principal form of iron ore; consists of ferric oxide in crystalline form; occurs in a red earthy form

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Hematite

see synonyms of hematite
noun
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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Hematite

see synonyms of hematite
noun
a reddish brown to black, rhombohedral mineral, Fe2O3, that is a major ore of iron; ferric oxide
see also red ocher

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Hematite

see synonyms of hematite
n.
A black or blackish-red to brick-red mineral, essentially Fe2O3, the chief ore of iron.

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