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Limonite

Limonite Meaning & Definition
Limonite Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Limonite?

[n] a widely occurring iron oxide ore; a mixture of goethite and hematite and lepidocrocite

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Limonite In Webster's Dictionary

\Li"mon*ite\ (l[imac]"m[o^]n*[imac]t), n. [Gr. leimw`n any moist grassy place, a meadow : cf. F. limonite, G. limonit.] (Min.) Hydrous sesquioxide of iron, an important ore of iron, occurring in stalactitic, mammillary, or earthy forms, of a dark brown color, and yellowish brown powder. It includes bog iron. Also called {brown hematite}.

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