Limonite (original) (raw)

A mixture of two or more distinct mineral species

About LimoniteHide

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Name:

Named in 1813 by Johann Friedrich Ludwig Hausmann from the Greek λειμών for meadow alluding to its common occurrences in bogs.

Currently used as a field-term for unidentified massive hydroxides and oxides of iron, with no visible crystals, and a yellow-brown streak. 'Limonite' is most commonly the mineral species goethite, but can also consist of varying proportions of lepidocrocite, hematite and/or maghemite, along with impurities of other minerals such as quartz and clays.

Other iron minerals such as hisingerite, pitticite and jarosite group species can also be easily mistaken for an iron oxide coating/replacement, and varlamoffite is a similar yellow-brown crust composed primarily of tin oxide (cassiterite).

Unique IdentifiersHide

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Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:2402:6

52f564ed-2931-4692-89ae-4989016636ae

Pronunciation of LimoniteHide

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Physical Properties of LimoniteHide

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Synonyms of LimoniteHide

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Other Language Names for LimoniteHide

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Varieties of LimoniteHide

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Common AssociatesHide

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Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:

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Health Risks:

No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

Limonite in petrologyHide

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An essential component of rock names highlighted in red, an accessory component in rock names highlighted in green.

• Ore
  • Iron ore
• Sedimentary rock and sediment
  • Sediment
    * Iron-sediment
    * Iron-gravel
    * Limonite-gravel
    * Iron-sand
    * Limonite-sand
    * Iron-mud
    * Limonite-mud
    * Limonite-sediment
  • Sedimentary rock
    * Biochemical and chemical sedimentary rock
    * Concretion
    * Ironstone concretion
    * Ironstone
    * Ironstone ore
    * Mud-grade ironstone
    * Sand-grade ironstone
    * Gravel-grade ironstone
    * Calciclastic ironstone
    * Limonite-stone
    * Iron-mudstone
    * Limonite-mudstone
    * Iron-wackestone
    * Iron-packstone
    * Iron-grainstone
    * Iron-boundstone
    * Ooid-ironstone
    * Pisoid-ironstone
    * Oncoid-ironstone
    * Microoncoid-ironstone
    * Peloid-ironstone
• Metamorphic rock
  • Meta-igneous rock
    * Metaplutonic rock
    * Meta coarse-grained-ultramafic-rock
    * Metaperidotite
    * Metadunite
    * Birbirite
• Superficial deposit
  • Residual deposit
    * Laterite
    * Bauxite

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References for LimoniteHide

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Significant localities for LimoniteHide

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Showing 3 significant localities out of 14,945 recorded on mindat.org.

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- This locality has map coordinates listed. - This locality has estimated coordinates. ⓘ - Click for references and further information on this occurrence. ? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality. - Good crystals or important locality for species. - World class for species or very significant. (TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species. (FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties). Struck out - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality. Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).

All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.

Australia
Clare and Gilbert Valleys Council ⓘ Farrell Flat	R Bottrill collection
USA
Pennsylvania Chester County Sadsbury Township ⓘ Parkesburg
Utah Millard County Detroit Mining District (Drum Mining District; Joy Mining District) ⓘ King Tut Mine (Yellow Cat Claim)	- (2005)