HEMATITE


Meaning of HEMATITE in English

ˈheməˌtīt, ˈhēm- noun

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Etymology: Latin haematites, from Greek haimatitēs resembling blood, from haimat-, haima blood — more at hem-

: a mineral Fe 2 O 3 consisting of ferric oxide and constituting an important iron ore that occurs in splendent metallic-looking rhombohedral crystals, in massive forms, and in red earthy forms (hardness of crystals 5.5-6.5, specific gravity of crystals about 5.20) — called also specular iron ; see limonite , red ocher

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