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What (who) is limonite - definition
HYDRATED IRON OXIDE MINERAL
Brown hematite; Brown iron ore
![Bog ore]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Limonite bog iron cm01.jpg?width=200 "Bog ore]]")
![Limonite concretion from the [[spoil bank]] of a uranium mine](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Limonite concretion.jpg?width=200 "Limonite concretion from the [[spoil bank]] of a uranium mine")
Limonite
·noun Hydrous sesquioxide of iron, an important ore of iron, occurring in stalactitic, mammillary, or earthy forms, of a dark brown color, and yellowish brown powder. It includes bog iron. Also called brown hematite.
limonite
['l??m?n??t]
¦ noun a form of iron ore consisting of a brownish mixture of hydrous ferric oxides.
Origin
C19: from Ger. Limonit, prob. from Gk leimon 'meadow'.
Wikipedia
Limonite
Limonite () 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 hematite and magnetite, and has been mined for the production of iron since at least 2500 BP.
