3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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 earthy forms; -- the last called red ocher. Called also {specular iron}, {oligist iron}, {rhombohedral iron ore}, and {bloodstone}. See {Brown hematite}, under {Brown}. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Bloodstone \Blood"stone`\, n. (Min.) (a) A green siliceous stone sprinkled with red jasper, as if with blood; hence the name; -- called also {heliotrope}. (b) Hematite, an ore of iron yielding a blood red powder or "streak." [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: bloodstone n : green chalcedony with red spots that resemble blood [syn: {heliotrope}]
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