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noun
a low-grade iron ore, containing about 27 percent iron and 51 percent silica, found as a hard rock formation in the Lake Superior region.
Origin:
1890–95, Americanism; named after the Taconic mountain range (east of the Hudson River); see -ite1
1890–95, Americanism; named after the Taconic mountain range (east of the Hudson River); see -ite1
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