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spathic iron
Siderite Sid"er*ite, n. [L. sideritis loadstone, Gr. ????, ????, of iron, from ???? iron.] 1. (Min.) (a) Carbonate of iron, an important ore of iron occuring generally in cleavable masses, but also in rhombohedral crystals. It is of a light yellowish brown color. Called also sparry iron, spathic iron. (b) A meteorite consisting solely of metallic iron. (c) An indigo-blue variety of quartz. (d) Formerly, magnetic iron ore, or loadstone. 2. (Bot.) Any plant of the genus Sideritis; ironwort.
Spathic iron
Spathic Spath"ic, a. [Cf. F. spathique, fr. F. & G. spath spar.] Like spar; foliated or lamellar; spathose. Spathic iron (Min.), siderite. See Siderite (a) .

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- between spathic ore and haematite have led to the failure of a number of mining concerns, notably the Brendon Hills Iron Ore Company. Spathic iron ores are...
- century. A silver mine was opened here and was later found to contain spathic iron, specially adapted to steel making, and a small smelting furnace was...
- pyrolusite or manganite to previously smelted iron in a cupola furnace. Spathic iron ore hartmann, hugh (1894). "Spiegeleisen manufacturing". Annual Report...
- wharfs at Newport Docks, the hematite mine in the Forest of Dean, and spathic iron ore mines in the Brendon Hills and Spain. In June 1868, Darby converted...
- edge of Exmoor National Park. The original settlement may have been at the Iron Age fort, Daw's Castle. It then moved to the mouth of the river and a small...
- metalworking, and was the forerunner of high speed steel. Crucible steel Spathic iron ore "Mushet, Robert Forester" . Dictionary of National Biography. London:...
- technology and ventures in the iron industry. By 1840 he was practically bankrupt. Lethbridge's involvement with the South Wales iron industry, across the Bristol...
- railway station, with the West Somerset Mineral Railway, which transported iron ore in the 19th century from the Brendon Hills to Watchet on the coast. More...
- (280 m) branch to Raleigh's Cross Mine. The line's core purpose was to carry iron ore northwards from mines on the Brendon Hills to Watchet harbour on the...
- area. He is further credited with optimising the yield of Haematite and Spathic iron ore from a fragmented patchwork of lodes in ground which was often soft...