hematite
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See also: hématite
English[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
From Middle French hematite, from Latin (lapis) haematites, from Ancient Greek αἱματίτης (haimatítēs) λίθος (líthos, “blood-red stone”), from αἷμα (haîma, “blood”).
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Noun[edit]
hematite (usually uncountable, plural hematites)
- (mineralogy) An iron ore, mainly peroxide of iron, Fe2O3.
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mineral
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Further reading[edit]
- hematite on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Hematite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “hematite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.
Middle French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin haematites.
Noun[edit]
hematite f (plural hematites)
- hematite (ore)
- 1572, Pierandrea Mattioli, Des Moulins, Commentaires de M. Pierre André Matthiole medecin senois sur les six livres de Ped. Dioscoride Anazarbeen de la matiere medecinale, reveuz & augmentés en plus de mille lieux... Avec certaines tables medecinales, page 745:
- ce n'est pas la vraie hematite de laquelle Dioscoride et Gal. ont parlé
- this isn't the true hematite of which Dioscoride and Gal. spoke of
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