LIMONITE

limonite

(noun) a widely occurring iron oxide ore; a mixture of goethite and hematite and lepidocrocite

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

limonite (countable and uncountable, plural limonites)

(mineral) any of several natural hydrous iron oxides; often a mixture of goethite and hemite with clays and manganese oxide

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Li"mon*ite, n. Etym: [Gr. limonite, G. limonit.] (Min.)

Definition: Hydrous sesquixoide of iron, an important ore of iron, occurring in stalactitic, mammillary, or earthy forms, of a dark brown color, yellowish brown powder. It includes bog iron. Also called brown hematite.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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