oligist iron — noun see oligist … Useful english dictionary
Oligist — Ol i*gist, n. [See {Oligist}, a.] (Min.) Hematite or specular iron ore; prob. so called in allusion to its feeble magnetism, as compared with magnetite. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
rhombohedral iron ore — Hematite Hem a*tite, n. [L. haematites, Gr. ? bloodlike, fr. a i^ma, a i matos, blood.] (Min.) An important ore of iron, the sesquioxide, so called because of the red color of the powder. It occurs in splendent rhombohedral crystals, and in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
specular iron — Hematite Hem a*tite, n. [L. haematites, Gr. ? bloodlike, fr. a i^ma, a i matos, blood.] (Min.) An important ore of iron, the sesquioxide, so called because of the red color of the powder. It occurs in splendent rhombohedral crystals, and in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bloodstone — Hematite Hem a*tite, n. [L. haematites, Gr. ? bloodlike, fr. a i^ma, a i matos, blood.] (Min.) An important ore of iron, the sesquioxide, so called because of the red color of the powder. It occurs in splendent rhombohedral crystals, and in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hematite — Hem a*tite, n. [L. haematites, Gr. ? bloodlike, fr. a i^ma, a i matos, blood.] (Min.) An important ore of iron, the sesquioxide, so called because of the red color of the powder. It occurs in splendent rhombohedral crystals, and in massive and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Congo — • An account written before the annexation of the state by the Belgian government Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Congo Congo † … Catholic encyclopedia
