hematite

See also: hématite

English

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Etymology

From Middle French hematite, from Latin (lapis) haematites, from Ancient Greek αἱματίτης (haimatítēs) λίθος (líthos, “blood-red stone”), from αἷμα (haîma, “blood”).

Noun

hematite (usually uncountable, plural hematites)

  1. (mineralogy) An iron ore, mainly peroxide of iron, Fe2O3.

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Further reading
  • “Hematite” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.
  • “hematite”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, accessed 29 August 2016.

Middle French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin haematites.

Noun

hematite f (plural hematites)

  1. 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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