haematite

/ ˌhɛm-; ˈhiːməˌtaɪt; ˌhiːməˈtɪtɪk; ˈhɛm- /

noun

1. a variant spelling of hematite

Derived Forms

• haematitic, adjective

Example Sentences

Grey granite or quartz with talc in it or gneiss lie under the haematite.

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We saw an old iron furnace, and masses of haematite, which seems to have been the ore universally used.

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The ridges are generally hardened sandstone, marked with madrepores, and masses of brown haematite.

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Another (in a well 1·5 m. deep) contained a sharp-edged bowl (XII, 53), wheel-made, covered with a wash of haematite.

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Other iron oxides, like haematite and limonite, may be present as alteration-products of the magnetite.

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