SIDERITE


Meaning of SIDERITE in English

I. ˈsi-də-ˌrīt noun

Etymology: German Siderit, from Greek sidēros iron

Date: 1850

: a native ferrous carbonate FeCO 3 that is a valuable iron ore

II. noun

Date: 1875

: a nickel-iron meteorite

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.