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Meaning of martite in English:

martite

Pronunciation /ˈmɑːtʌɪt/

noun

Mineralogy

  • A form of haematite occurring in octahedral or dodecahedral crystals, pseudomorphous after magnetite.

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Henry Watts (1815–1884), chemist. From German Martit from classical Latin Mārt-, Mārs + German -it.