'Sparry iron' definitions:
Definition of 'Sparry iron'
From: GCIDE
- Sparry \Spar"ry\, a. [From Spar.] Resembling spar, or consisting of spar; abounding with spar; having a confused crystalline structure; spathose. [1913 Webster]
- Sparry iron (Min.), siderite. See Siderite (a) .
- Sparry limestone (Min.), a coarsely crystalline marble. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'sparry iron'
From: GCIDE
- Siderite \Sid"er*ite\, n. [L. sideritis loadstone, Gr. ????, ????, of iron, from ???? iron.]
- 1. (Min.) (a) Carbonate of iron, an important ore of iron occuring generally in cleavable masses, but also in rhombohedral crystals. It is of a light yellowish brown color. Called also sparry iron, {spathic iron}. (b) A meteorite consisting solely of metallic iron. (c) An indigo-blue variety of quartz. (d) Formerly, magnetic iron ore, or loadstone. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Bot.) Any plant of the genus Sideritis; ironwort. [1913 Webster] Siderographic