spathic
like spar.
Origin of spathic
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How to use spathic in a sentence
spathic Iron Ore.—Carbonate of iron, when found in a comparatively pure and crystallized state, is known as spathic or sparry.
It was early known as spathose iron, spathic iron or steel ore.
It is obtained from hmatite and spathic ore, coke being used for the smelting.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II | Arnold CooleySiderite, or spathic iron ore, FeCO3, crystallizes in the rhombohedral system and contains 48.28% of iron.
British Dictionary definitions for spathic
spathose (ˈspæθəʊs)
/ (ˈspæθɪk) /
(of minerals) resembling spar, esp in having good cleavage
Origin of spathic
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