| Title | hematite |
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary he·ma·tite DATE 1540 : a reddish-brown to black mineral consisting of ferric oxide, constituting an important iron ore, and occurring in crystals or as earthy red ocher English Etymology hematite 1543, from M.Fr . hematite, from L. hæmatites, from Gk.haimatites lithos "bloodlike stone," from haima (gen. haimatos) "blood" (see -emia).http://M.Fr Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 hematite hema·tite (NAmE) = haematite Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged hem·a·tite \ˈheməˌtīt, ˈhēm-\ noun (-s) Etymology: Latin haematites, from Greek haimatitēs resembling blood, from haimat-, haima blood — more at hem- : a mineral Fe2O3 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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