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LIMONITE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-12-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- limonite
1, record 1, English, limonite
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- brown hematite 2, record 1, English, brown%20hematite
correct
- stilpnosiderite 3, record 1, English, stilpnosiderite
correct
- brown iron ore 4, record 1, English, brown%20iron%20ore
correct
- brown ocher 5, record 1, English, brown%20ocher
correct
- hydroferrite 6, record 1, English, hydroferrite
correct, less frequent
- hydrosiderite 7, record 1, English, hydrosiderite
correct, less frequent
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Hydrous ferric oxide, ..., an important ore of iron, occurring in stalactitic, mammillary or earthy forms, of a dark brown color, and as a yellowish-brown powder. 3, record 1, English, - limonite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The chief constituent of bog iron ore. 3, record 1, English, - limonite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
brown hematite: ... The term is a misnomer, because true hematite (unlike limonite) is anhydrous. 5, record 1, English, - limonite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
brown ocher: A limonite that is used as a pigment. 5, record 1, English, - limonite
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- limonite
1, record 1, French, limonite
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- hématite brune 2, record 1, French, h%C3%A9matite%20brune
correct, feminine noun
- fer limoneux 3, record 1, French, fer%20limoneux
correct, masculine noun
- stilpnosidérite 4, record 1, French, stilpnosid%C3%A9rite
feminine noun, obsolete
- hydroferrite 5, record 1, French, hydroferrite
feminine noun
- hydrosidérite 5, record 1, French, hydrosid%C3%A9rite
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Minerai de fer, qui est un oxyde ferrique hydraté naturel. 3, record 1, French, - limonite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] la limonite [...] dans la majorité des cas, est un gel de fer [...] du même type que l'alumogel ou [...] est caractérisée par la prédominance d'un des hydroxydes de fer cristallisés, principalement la goethite. La limonite peut se présenter aussi en formes pseudomorphes [...], botryoïdes [...] 6, record 1, French, - limonite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
La limonite, ou hématite brune, est formée de goethite et de lépidocrocite plus ou moins bien cristallisées et hydratées. [...] C'est le plus répandu des minerais de fer. 3, record 1, French, - limonite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
La limonite serait [...] un mélange de goethite ou de lépidocrocite [...] avec ou sans hématite [...] et avec de l'eau adsorbée. 7, record 1, French, - limonite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 CONT
Limonite transportée en halo autour d'une cavité laissée par la dissolution d'un cristal de pyrite [...] 7, record 1, French, - limonite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 5 CONT
Limonite indigène, en réseau cellulaire, cloisonnant une cavité, sur la place d'anciens sulfures de cuivre et de fer [...] 7, record 1, French, - limonite
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mineralogía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- limonita
1, record 1, Spanish, limonita
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- hematites parda 2, record 1, Spanish, hematites%20parda
correct, feminine noun
- estilpnosiderita 1, record 1, Spanish, estilpnosiderita
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Óxido férrico hidratado, amorfo, que es el mineral de hierro más abundante. 1, record 1, Spanish, - limonita
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La limonita, propiamente dicha, también llamada hematites parda, es una mezcla de goethita FeO2H y de lepidocrocita FeO, OH, minerales que cristalizan en el sistema ortorrómbico y que también se encuentran separadamente. 1, record 1, Spanish, - limonita
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