haematites

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

haemătītes, ae, m., = αἱματίτης.

I blood-stone , a kind of red iron-ore , hematite , Plin. 36, 16, 25, §§ 129, 130; 36, 20, 37, § 144.—In apposition: lapis haematites purgat, Cels. 5, 3.—

II A red-colored precious stone , Plin. 37, 10, 60, § 169.