HAEMATITE

HAEMATITE Hæm "a *tite, n.

haematite

haematite |ˈhiːmətʌɪt |(US hematite ) ▶noun a reddish-black mineral consisting of ferric oxide. It is an important ore of iron. ORIGIN late Middle English: via Latin from Greek haimatitēs (lithos ) ‘blood-like (stone )’, from haima, haimat- ‘blood ’.