limonite

limonite (līm'unīt) [key]or brown hematite (hem'utīt, hē'–) [key], yellowish to dark brown mineral, a hydrated oxide of iron, FeO(OH)·nH₂O, occurring commonly in deposits of secondary origin, i.e., those formed by the alteration of minerals containing iron. Both iron rust and bog iron ore are limonite. It serves as a pigment (see ocher) and as an ore of iron. It is found mainly in Austria and England.

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