haematite
noun/ˈhiːmətaɪt/
/ˈhiːmətaɪt/
(British English) (North American English hematite)
[uncountable] (geology)- a dark red rock from which iron is obtainedWord Originlate Middle English: via Latin from Greek haimatitēs (lithos) ‘blood-like (stone)’, from haima, haimat- ‘blood’.
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