haematite

/ (ˈhiːməˌtaɪt, ˈhɛm-) /

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noun

a variant spelling of hematite

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Derived forms of haematite

haematitic (ˌhiːməˈtɪtɪk, ˌhɛm-), adjective

Words nearby haematite

haematein, haematemesis, haematic, haematin, haematinic, haematite, haemato-, haematoblast, haematocele, haematocrit, haematocryal

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How to use haematite in a sentence

Grey granite or quartz with talc in it or gneiss lie under the haematite.
The Last Journals of David Livingstone, in Central Africa, from 1865 to His Death, Volume I (of 2), 1866-1868|David Livingstone
We saw an old iron furnace, and masses of haematite, which seems to have been the ore universally used.
The Last Journals of David Livingstone, in Central Africa, from 1865 to His Death, Volume I (of 2), 1866-1868|David Livingstone
The ridges are generally hardened sandstone, marked with madrepores, and masses of brown haematite.
The Last Journals of David Livingstone, in Central Africa, from 1865 to His Death, Volume I (of 2), 1866-1868|David Livingstone
Another (in a well 1·5 m. deep) contained a sharp-edged bowl (XII, 53), wheel-made, covered with a wash of haematite.
El Kab|J.E. Quibell

Other iron oxides, like haematite and limonite, may be present as alteration-products of the magnetite.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3|Various