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Webster 1913 Edition

Martite

Mar′tite

,

Noun.

[L.

Mars

,

Martis

, the god Mars, the alchemical name of iron.]

(Min.)

Iron sesquioxide in isometric form, probably a pseudomorph after magnetite.

Definition 2024

martite

martite

English

Noun

martite ‎(plural martites)

(geology, mineralogy) A variety of hematite that is pseudomorphic after magnetite crystals.