See Also: haematite(medicine)
haematite(dictionary)

haematite (iou)



haematite noun. . Also in Latin form haematites. LME.
[Latin haematites from Greek haimatites (lithos) lit. 'bloodlike (stone)', from haima, haimat- blood: see -ITE1.]
Ferric oxide, Fe2O3, occurring as a dark-red, reddish-brown, or reddish-black mineral which crystallizes in the hexagonal system and constitutes an important ore of iron.
brown haematite = LIMONITE.
haema'titic adjective L18.