Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Native iron protocarbonate, FeCO3. Also called
spathic or sparry iron ore, or siderite. Seesiderite .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Min.) Native iron carbonate; -- usually called
siderite .
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- noun mineralogy
Native iron carbonate .
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- noun iron ore in the form of ferrous carbonate
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Magnetite is one of several types of iron oxide and its official (IUPAC) name is Siderite, aka chalybite, is a carbonate of iron, FeCO3
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All carbonates are soluble with effervescence in dilute acids; some, such as chalybite and magnesite, require the aid of heat.
A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. Cornelius Beringer 1886
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It is rhombohedral in crystallization and isomorphous with calcite and chalybite.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" Various
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In the red and brown iron ores and ochres ferric iron is present; in chalybite the iron is in the ferrous state; and in magnetite it is present in both forms.
A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. Cornelius Beringer 1886
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Carbonates of many of the metals, such as carbonate of lead (cerussite), carbonate of iron (chalybite), carbonates of copper
A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. Cornelius Beringer 1886
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Hydrochloric acid, for example, with chalybite (ferrous carbonate) will give a solution of _ferrous_ chloride; with hæmatite (ferric oxide) it will yield _ferric_ chloride; and with magnetite (ferrous and ferric oxides) a mixture of ferrous and ferric chlorides.
A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. Cornelius Beringer 1886
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