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hem·a·tite \ˈheməˌtīt, ˈhēm-\ noun (-s) Etymology: Latin haematites, from Greek haimatitēs resembling blood, from haimat-, haima blood — more at hem- : a mineral Fe2O3 consisting of ferric oxide and constituting an important iron ore that occurs in splendent metallic-looking rhombohedral crystals, in massive forms, and in red earthy forms (hardness of crystals 5.5-6.5, specific gravity of crystals about 5.20) — called also specular iron; see limonite, red ocher |