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While "limonite" is amorphous, a number of minerals are noted for decomposing to it without losing their crystal shape - particularly pyrite crystals. Any "crystals" of "limonite" are actually pseudomorphs of other minerals which have decomposed in this fashion.
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Mineral Information on the WEB ... Amorphous, fibrous, botryoidal - limonite is not really a mineral but rather a mixture of hydrated goethite. ... a mixture of secondary iron minerals, alteration product of iron ores, especially sulfides...
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www.theimage.com/mineral/limonite/
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Limonite Pictures ... Limonite uses include: a minor ore of iron. ... because limonite is a mixture of other minerals it has no cleavage of its own...
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geology.com/minerals/limonite.shtml
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Minerals K-O ... Limonite is a minor ore of iron. ... The widespread and common hydrated iron oxide mineral limonite, Fe(OH)ánHMO, is a minor ore of iron and a source of ocher and umber pigments.
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www.mineralgallery.co.za/limonite.htm
www.mineralgallery.co.za/limonite.htm
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Limonite - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Limonite is an ore consisting in a mixture of hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide of varying composition. The generic formula is frequently written as FeO(OH)·nH 2 O, although this is not entirely a...
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Alteration product in iron-bearing sediments. ... Mineral: Limonite ... You are here: SLB.com > Resources > Mnemonics > Minerals > Limonite;
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It is not a true mineral and it is composed by a mixture of similar hydrated iron oxide minerals, mostly goethite with lepidocrocite, jarosite, and others. Limonite forms mostly in or near oxidized iron and other metal ore deposits and as sedimentary beds.
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www.stone-network.com/list_of_minerals/limonite.html
www.stone-network.com/list_of_minerals/limonite.html
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Limonite is a sedimentary mineral, and commonly colors soils and rocks. As a result it is often finely disseminated, mixed with clays and other minerals, or found in massive, amorphous lumps. This specimen is amorphous and earthy.
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dolomite (mineral), Limonite, Britannica Online Encyclopedia, Limonite is the catchall name widely applied to hydrous iron oxide minerals. Goethite [α-Fe3+O(OH)], which is hexagonal, is the most common of these minerals; ... Limonite is the catchall name widely applied to hydrous iron oxide minerals. Goethite [α-Fe3+O...
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