haematite

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See also: Hämatite and hæmatite

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle French hematite, from Latin (lapis) haematites, from Ancient Greek αἱματίτης (haimatítēs) λίθος (líthos, “blood-red stone”), from αἷμα (haîma, “blood”).

Noun[edit]

haematite (countable and uncountable, plural haematites)

  1. (chiefly British spelling) Alternative spelling of hematite
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