siderite

From Ancient Greek σιδηρίτης (sidērítēs, “made of iron”), from Ancient Greek σίδηρος (sídēros, “iron”), or from Latin sideritis (“lodestone”), from Ancient Greek σιδηρῖτις (sidērîtis, “loadstone”).

siderite (countable and uncountable, plural siderites)

1. (uncountable, mineralogy) a widespread brown mineral, FeCO₃, having the structure of calcite
2. (countable) an iron meteorite
3. An indigo-blue variety of quartz.
4. (obsolete) magnetic iron ore; lodestone

• chalybite
• sparry iron
• spathic iron

• David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Siderite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “siderite”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.

• IPA^(key): /si.deˈri.te/
• Rhymes: -ite
• Hyphenation: si‧de‧rì‧te

siderite f (plural sideriti)

1. (mineralogy) siderite

• diesteri, disterei