| NOUN | substance | iron ore | an ore from which iron can be extracted |
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| Meaning | An ore from which iron can be extracted. | |
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| Narrower | chamosite | A greenish grey or black silicate of iron and aluminum |
| goethite, gothite | A red or yellow or brown mineral | |
| hematite, haematite | The principal form of iron ore | |
| lepidocrocite | A red to reddish brown mineral consisting of iron oxide hydroxide | |
| limonite | A widely occurring iron oxide ore | |
| magnetite, magnetic iron-ore | An oxide of iron that is strongly attracted by magnets | |
| ruddle, reddle, raddle | A red iron ore used in dyeing and marking | |
| siderite, chalybite | iron ore in the form of ferrous carbonate | |
| taconite | A variety of chert containing magnetite and hematite | |
| Broader | ore | A mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined |
| Substances | iron, Fe, atomic number 26 | A heavy ductile magnetic metallic element |
| Spanish | mineral de hierro | |
| Catalan | mineral de ferro | |
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