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Limonite

Limonite (/ˈlaɪməˌnaɪt/) is an iron ore consisting of a mixture of hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxides in varying composition. The generic formula is frequently written as FeO(OH)·nH2O, although this is not entirely accurate as the ratio of oxide to hydroxide can vary quite widely. Limonite is one of the three principal iron ores, the others being…

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Category
Amorphous, mineraloid
Cleavage
Absent
Color
Various shades of brown and yellow
Crystal habit
Fine grained aggregate, powdery coating
Density
2.7–4.3 g/cm3
Diaphaneity
Opaque

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Limonite

Nodes70
Edges69
Triples57
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.028571
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related to history · 12
Limonite → Africa, BCE, Before, CE, China, Complex, Europe, Neolithic, Nonetheless, Tanzania, The, While
related to Characteristics · 10
Limonite → Although, Because, Determination, However, In, Individual, It, The, This, X-ray
related to Uses · 7
Limonite → Bog, Cyprus, Nickel-rich, One, Roasting, Such, The
related to Names · 2
Limonite → Ancient Greek, In
Category · 1
Limonite → Amorphous, mineraloid
Cleavage · 1
Limonite → Absent
Color · 1
Limonite → Various shades of brown and yellow
Crystal habit · 1
Limonite → Fine grained aggregate, powdery coating
Density · 1
Limonite → 2.7–4.3 g/cm3
Diaphaneity · 1
Limonite → Opaque

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iron ore hematite mined gold brown magnetite minerals oxide gossans often deposits ores hydrated form nickel mining although one pseudomorphs

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LimoniteCategoryAmorphous, mineraloid1.00infobox
LimoniteCleavageAbsent1.00infobox
LimoniteColorVarious shades of brown and yellow1.00infobox
LimoniteCrystal habitFine grained aggregate, powdery coating1.00infobox
LimoniteDensity2.7–4.3 g/cm31.00infobox
LimoniteDiaphaneityOpaque1.00infobox
LimoniteFormula.mw-parser-output .template-chem2-su{display:inline-block;font-size:80%;line-height:1;vertical-align:-0.35em}.mw-parser-output .template-chem2-su>span{display:block;text-align:l…1.00infobox
LimoniteFractureUneven1.00infobox
LimoniteLusterEarthy1.00infobox
LimoniteMohs scale hardness4–5.51.00infobox
LimoniteSpecific gravity2.9–4.31.00infobox
LimoniteStreakYellowish brown1.00infobox
LimoniteStrunz classificationUnclassified1.00infobox
Limoniteis amost prevalent iron ore0.90text

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