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lepidocrocite
An orthorhombic mineral, 4(gamma-FeO(OH)) ; polymorphous with akaganeite, feroxyhyte, and goethite; yellow to orange-red; the weathering product of iron-bearing minerals; forms the pigment brown ocher; such iron oxyhydroxides constitute the rock limonite.
- Μέρος του λόγου: noun
- Κλάδος/Τομέας: Mining
- Category: General mining; Mineral mining
- Government Agency: USBM
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