Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
SIDERITE
siderite
(noun) a meteorite consisting principally of nickel and iron
siderite, chalybite
(noun) iron ore in the form of ferrous carbonate
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
siderite (countable and uncountable, plural siderites)
(uncountable, mineral) a widespread brown mineral, FeCO3, having the structure of calcite
(countable) an iron meteorite
An indigo-blue variety of quartz.
(obsolete) magnetic iron ore; lodestone
Synonyms
• chalybite
• sparry iron
• spathic iron
Source: Wiktionary
Sid"er*ite, n. Etym: [L. sideritis loadstone, Gr.
1. (Min.) (a) Carbonate of iron, an important ore of iron occuring generally in cleavable masses, but also in rhombohedral crystals. It is of a light yellowish brown color. Called also sparry iron, spathic iron. (b) A meteorite consisting solely of metallic iron. (c) An indigo-blue variety of quartz. (d) Formerly, magnetic iron ore, or loadstone.
2. (Bot.)
Definition: Any plant of the genus Sideritis; ironwort.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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