The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Hematite \Hem"a*tite\, n. [L. haematites, Gr. ? bloodlike, fr.
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
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 Brown hematite, under Brown.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Rhombohedral \Rhom`bo*he"dral\, a. (Geom. & Crystallog.)
Related to the rhombohedron; presenting the form of a
rhombohedron, or a form derivable from a rhombohedron;
relating to a system of forms including the rhombohedron and
scalenohedron.
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Rhombohedral iron ore (Min.) See Hematite.
Rhombohedral system (Crystallog.), a division of the
hexagonal system embracing the rhombohedron,
scalenohedron, etc.
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