Meanings
plural siderites
- uncountablechemistryA widespread brown mineral, FeCO₃, having the structure of calcite.
Synonyms: iron(II) carbonate, ferrous carbonate
- countableuncountableAn indigo blue variety of quartz.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA widespread brown mineral, FeCO₃, having the structure of calcite.
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Origin
- Ancient Greekσιδηρῖτις“loadstone”
- Latinsideritis“lodestone”
- Ancient Greekσίδηρος“iron”
- Ancient Greekσιδηρίτης“made of iron”
- Englishsiderite
From Ancient Greek σιδηρίτης (sidērítēs, “made of iron”), from Ancient Greek σίδηρος (sídēros, “iron”), or from Latin sideritis (“lodestone”), from Ancient Greek σιδηρῖτις (sidērîtis, “loadstone”). By surface analysis, sider- + -ite.
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Bulgarian сидерит
- сидерит (siderit)a mineral, iron(II) carbonate
Catalan siderita
- sideritaa mineral, iron(II) carbonate
Finnish sideriitti, rautameteoriitti
- sideriittia mineral, iron(II) carbonate
- rautameteoriittian iron meteorite
French sidérite, sidérite
- sidéritea mineral, iron(II) carbonate
- sidéritean iron meteorite
German Siderit
- Siderita mineral, iron(II) carbonate
Greek σιδηρίτης
- σιδηρίτης (sidirítis)a mineral, iron(II) carbonate
Italian siderite
- sideritea mineral, iron(II) carbonate
Polish syderyt, syderyt
- syderyta mineral, iron(II) carbonate
- syderytan iron meteorite
Portuguese siderita
- sideritaa mineral, iron(II) carbonate
Spanish siderita, siderito
- sideritaa mineral, iron(II) carbonate
- sideritoan iron meteorite
Cite this entry
siderite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/siderite
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