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haematite
Part of speech: NounBloodstone, a native oxide of iron of a reddish colour, and having a blood- like streak.
Usage examples "haematite":- Great masses of iron haematite cropped up above the surfaces in these forests. - "How I Found Livingstone", Sir Henry M. Stanley.
- Egyptian scarab forms were thus confined to the rich, and the material upon which they are found is generally some costly gem, such as cut and polished agate, onyx, haematite, and lapis- lazuli. - "History Of Egypt, Chaldæa, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, Volume 6 (of 12)", G. Maspero.