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limonitic

[lahy-muh-nahyt]

noun Mineralogy.

an amorphous hydrated ferric oxide, varying in color from dark brown to yellow, used as an ore of iron.

Origin:
1815–25; < Greek leimṓn meadow + -ite¹

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li·mo·nit·ic

[lahy-muh-nit-ik] , adjective

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limonite (ˈlaɪməˌnaɪt)

—n
	a common brown, black, or yellow amorphous secondary mineral that consists of hydrated ferric oxides and is a source of iron. Formula: FeO(OH).nH₂O

[C19: probably from Greek leimōn, translation of earlier German name, Wiesenerz meadow ore]

limonitic

—*adj*

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