limonite Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun a widely occurring iron oxide ore; a mixture of goethite and hematite and lepidocrocite
WordNet
Li"mon*ite noun
Etymology
Gr. any moist grassy place, a meadow : cf. F.Definitions
(Min.) 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 .
