His'ing-er-ite, n.
n. [So named by Berzelius, from W. Hisinger, a Swedish mineralogist and chemist.] (Min.) A soft, black, iron ore, nearly earthy, consisting of silica and iron, with twenty per cent. of water. Dana.
n. [So named by Berzelius, from W. Hisinger, a Swedish mineralogist and chemist.] (Min.) A soft, black, iron ore, nearly earthy, consisting of silica and iron, with twenty per cent. of water. Dana.