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siderite

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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”). By surface analysis, sider- + -ite.

noun siderites

uncountable A widespread brown mineral, FeCO₃, having the structure of calcite.
Similar: iron(II) carbonate, ferrous carbonate
countable An iron meteorite.
countable, uncountable An indigo blue variety of quartz.
countable, obsolete, uncountable Magnetic iron ore; lodestone.

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noun a mineral, iron(II) carbonate

Español	siderita
Português	siderita
Français	sidérite
Deutsch	Siderit
Italiano	siderite
Ελληνικά	σιδηρίτης sidirítis

noun an iron meteorite

Español	siderito
Français	sidérite

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@misc{siderite_2026,
  title = {siderite},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/siderite},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}