\Ol"i*gist\, n. [See {Oligist}, a.] (Min.)
Hematite or specular iron ore; -- prob. so called in allusion
to its feeble magnetism, as compared with magnetite.

\Ol"i*gist\, Oligistic \Ol`i*gis"tic\, a. [Gr. ?,
superl. of ? few, little: cf. F. oligiste.] (Min.)
Of or pertaining to hematite.