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n. - Iron ore in the form of ferrous carbonate.

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  • Magnetite is one of several types of iron oxide and its official (IUPAC) name is Siderite, aka chalybite, is a carbonate of iron, FeCO3
  • All carbonates are soluble with effervescence in dilute acids; some, such as chalybite and magnesite, require the aid of heat.
  • It is rhombohedral in crystallization and isomorphous with calcite and chalybite.
  • Carbonates of many of the metals, such as carbonate of lead (cerussite), carbonate of iron (chalybite), carbonates of copper
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