Look up: hematite

1. hematite
   [n] - the principal form of iron ore
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2. hematite
   (1) An iron mineral crystallizing in therhombohedral system; the most important oreof iron. (2) An iron oxide, Fe,O,, corrcsponding to an iron content of approximately 70%.
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3. hematite
   hematite pig iron: pig iron containing less than 0.20 % P Category: Iron and steel industries • an important ore of iron.It occours in splendent metallic-looking rhombohedral crystals,in massive forms and in earthy forms,the last called red ochre Category: Iron and steel industries
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4. Hematite
   Hem'a·tite noun [ Latin haematites , Greek ... bloodlike, from a'i^ma , a'i`matos , blood.] (Min.) An important ore of iron, the sesquioxide, so called because of the red color of the powder. It occurs in splendent rh...
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5. hematite
   <chemical> An important ore of iron, the sesquioxide, so called because of the red colour of the powder. It occurs in splendent rhombohedral crystals, and in massive and earthy forms; the last called red ocher. ... Synonym: specular iron, oligist iron, rhombohedral iron ore, and bloodstone. Se...
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6. Hematite
   • (n.) An important ore of iron, the sesquioxide, so called because of the red color of the powder. It occurs in splendent rhombohedral crystals, and in massive and earthy forms; -- the last called red ocher. Called also specular iron, oligist iron, rhombohedral iron ore, and bloodstone. See Br...
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7. hematite
   heavy and relatively hard oxide mineral, ferric oxide (Fe2O3), that constitutes the most important iron ore because of its high iron content (70 ... [6 related articles]
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8. Hematite
   Fe2O3 Molar mass: 159.6882
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9. hematite
   (1) An iron mineral crystallizing in therhombohedral system; the most important oreof iron. (2) An iron oxide, Fe,O,, corrcsponding to an iron content of approximately 70%
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10. hematite
    hematite (hem'utīt) , mineral, an oxide of iron, Fe2O3, containing about 70% metal, occurring in nature in red to reddish-brown earthy masses and in steel-gray to black crystalline forms. Hematite that has a metallic luster is called specular hematite, or specular iron. The red powdered he...
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11. Hematite
    Hematite is a name applied to two ores of iron, red hematite and brown hematite. They are both of a fibrous structure, and the fibres, though sometimes nearly parallel, usually diverge or even radiate from a centre. They rarely occur amorphous, but almost always in concretions, reniform, globular, b...
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12. Hematite
    `Hematite`, also spelled as `haematite`, is the mineral form of iron(III) oxide (Fe₂O₃), one of several iron oxides. Hematite crystallizes in the rhombohedral system, and it has the same crystal structure as ilmenite and corundum. Hematite and ilmenite form a comple...
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