Definition of "siderite" []

• An ore of iron, FeCO3. (noun)
• A meteorite consisting mainly of iron and nickel. (noun)

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• "“If hematite were formed by the oxidation of siderite at any time, the hematite would be found on the outside of the siderite, but it is found inside,” he reported in a recent issue of Nature Geoscience."
• "“Many people have assumed that the hematite in ancient rocks formed by the oxidation of siderite in the modern atmosphere,” said Hiroshi Ohmoto, professor of geochemistry, Penn State."
• "The article also includes the first ever figure of the specimen, showing it in its unprepared, siderite-encased case (a scan of that figure is included here)."