limonitic

Variant of limonite

limonite definition

li·mo·nite (lī′mə nīt′)

noun

a brownish, amorphous mineral mixture of several iron oxides, esp. goethite, used as a coloring agent: sometimes an ore of iron

Etymology: < Gr leimōn, meadow, orig., low ground (for IE base see limb) + -ite

Related Forms:

  • limonitic li′·mo·nit′ic (-nit′ik) adjective

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