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NOUN (2)

1. iron ore in the form of ferrous carbonate;
[syn: siderite, chalybite]

2. a meteorite consisting principally of nickel and iron;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Siderite \Sid"er*ite\, n. [L. sideritis loadstone, Gr. ????, ????, of iron, from ???? iron.] 1. (Min.) (a) Carbonate of iron, an important ore of iron occuring generally in cleavable masses, but also in rhombohedral crystals. It is of a light yellowish brown color. Called also sparry iron, spathic iron. (b) A meteorite consisting solely of metallic iron. (c) An indigo-blue variety of quartz. (d) Formerly, magnetic iron ore, or loadstone. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) Any plant of the genus Sideritis; ironwort. [1913 Webster] Siderographic
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

siderite n 1: iron ore in the form of ferrous carbonate [syn: siderite, chalybite] 2: a meteorite consisting principally of nickel and iron