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
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
• 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
23 May 2024
(noun) valuable flesh of fatty fish from shallow waters of northern Atlantic or Pacific; usually salted or pickled
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
