sideritic
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sideritic — |sidə|rid.ik adjective Etymology: siderite (I) + ic : of, relating to, or containing siderite sideritic limestone … Useful english dictionary
sideritic — sid·er·it·ic … English syllables
siderite — sideritic /sid euh rit ik/, adj. /sid euh ruyt /, n. 1. Also called chalybite. a common mineral, iron carbonate, FeCO3, usually occurring in yellowish to deep brown cleavable masses: a minor ore of iron. 2. a meteorite consisting almost entirely… … Universalium
Fort St. John Group — Stratigraphic range: Lower Cretaceous … Wikipedia
Alberta Group — Stratigraphic range: Albian to Campanian … Wikipedia
Sandsend Ness — is an old alum quarrying site close to Whitby in North Yorkshire, England.Beneath extensive deposits of grey pyritic shale a thin band of sideritic mudstone is present at this site and there is a further 6 meters of almost non bituminous shale… … Wikipedia
molasse — ▪ rock thick association of continental and marine clastic sedimentary rocks that consists mainly of sandstones and shales formed as shore deposits. The depositional environments involved include beaches, lagoons, river channels, and… … Universalium
siderite — [ sʌɪdərʌɪt, sɪd ] noun 1》 a brown mineral consisting of ferrous carbonate. 2》 a meteorite consisting mainly of nickel and iron. Derivatives sideritic adjective Origin C16 (denoting lodestone): from Gk sidēros iron + ite1 … English new terms dictionary
siderite — /ˈsaɪdəraɪt/ (say suyduhruyt) noun 1. a common mineral, iron carbonate, FeCO3, usually occurring in yellowish to deep brown cleavable masses; chalybite. 2. a meteorite consisting almost entirely of metallic minerals. {Latin sidērītes lodestone,… …
siderite — [sid′ə rīt΄] n. [Ger siderit < L siderites, lodestone < Gr sideritēs < sidēros, iron: Early ModE siderite, lodestone < L] 1. a yellowish to brownish, semihard mineral, iron carbonate, FeCO3, that is a valuable ore of iron 2. Obs. a… … English World dictionary
