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English
Noun
limonite (countable and uncountable, plural limonites)
- (mineralogy) Any of several natural hydrous iron oxides; often a mixture of goethite and hemite with clays and manganese oxide.
- Hypernym: iron ore
Translations
mineral consisting of hydrous iron oxides
Further reading
- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Limonite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “limonite”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.
French
Pronunciation
Noun
limonite f (plural limonites)
- limonite
Further reading
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /li.moˈni.te/
- Rhymes: -ite
- Hyphenation: li‧mo‧nì‧te
Noun
limonite f (plural limoniti)
- (mineralogy) limonite
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