iron ore

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iron ore - an ore from which iron can be extractedatomic number 26, Fe, iron - a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the bloodgoethite, gothite - a red or yellow or brown mineral; an oxide of iron that is a common constituent of rustore - a mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be minedchamosite - a greenish grey or black silicate of iron and aluminumtaconite - a variety of chert containing magnetite and hematite; mined as a low-grade iron orehaematite, hematite - the principal form of iron ore; consists of ferric oxide in crystalline form; occurs in a red earthy formlepidocrocite - a red to reddish brown mineral consisting of iron oxide hydroxide; often found in iron ores together with goethitelimonite - a widely occurring iron oxide ore; a mixture of goethite and hematite and lepidocrocitemagnetic iron-ore, magnetite - an oxide of iron that is strongly attracted by magnetsraddle, reddle, ruddle - a red iron ore used in dyeing and markingchalybite, siderite - iron ore in the form of ferrous carbonate

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