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spathic
[ spath-ik ]
adjective
Mineralogy.
- like spar.
spathic
/ ˈspæθəʊs; ˈspæθɪk /
adjective
- (of minerals) resembling spar, esp in having good cleavage
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of spathic1
C18: from German Spat, Spath spar ³; related to Old High German ²õ±èÄå²Ô chip; see spoon
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Siderite, sid′ėr-īt, n. the lodestone: native iron protocarbonate—also Chalybite, Spathic or Sparry iron, Junckerite.
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The ores used in the Krupp works for making the best steel are red hæmatite and spathic ore, with a certain proportion of ferro-manganese.
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It was early known as spathose iron, spathic iron or steel ore.
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It is a constituent of the minerals cerussite, malachite, azurite, spathic iron ore, calamine, strontianite, witherite, calcite aragonite, limestone, &c.
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The ore is a mixture of clay iron ore and Iron. spathic ore, together with limonite and hematite.
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