It was extracted from ruddle (red ochre) and limonite. From Wordnik.com. [The Land of Midian] Reference
A gentle rain of infrared light bathed the limonite sands. From Wordnik.com. [Covergent Series]
They hopped off across the limonite sand, forgetting the Overlord game, racing to meet the falling thing. From Wordnik.com. [Covergent Series]
Torres behind the city of Puerto Plata, limonite deposits at various places in Santo Domingo province, and a rich black iron oxide on the upper Ozama River. From Wordnik.com. [Santo Domingo A Country with a Future] Reference
Iron produces the red color of limonite, (hydrated iron oxide hydroxide). From Wordnik.com. [Color + Design Blog by COLOURlovers / Feed] Reference
Sulphides (now limonite) generally comprise 1 to 5\% of the silicified rock. From Wordnik.com. [ACN Newswire] Reference
The ore is of limonite variety, showing about fifty per cent of metallic iron. From Wordnik.com. [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 11: New Mexico-Philip] Reference
Porous brown hematite or limonite, and (4). hard massive ore, slightly magnetic. From Wordnik.com. [North Carolina and its Resources.] Reference
An implement or ceremonial stone of ferruginous slate, possibly a clay iron-stone, or limonite. From Wordnik.com. [Illustrated Catalogue of a Portion of the Collections Made During the Field Season of 1881 Third Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1881-82, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1884, pages 427-510] Reference
The first DDH tested the Southwest adit and intersected variable amount of hematite and limonite in the core. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Other areas of sulphidic milled breccias with approximately 30 to 50\% milled fragments in a 50 to 70\% limonite matrix have been observed. From Wordnik.com. [ACN Newswire] Reference
In some locations at Tinco, hydrothermal breccias with chalcedonic, granular and vuggy silica clasts and locally abundant limonite have been observed. From Wordnik.com. [Marketwire - Breaking News Releases]
In the savana of Arbol Gordo and among the ruins of the old town of Buenaven - tura I found pieces of bog iron ore in the form of a granular limonite. From Wordnik.com. [Transactions of the American Philosophical Society] Reference
It is obtained partly from the mineral kingdom (limonite of different colours, and graphite), partly from the vegetable kingdom (bark of various trees). From Wordnik.com. [The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II] Reference
The gossans are formed by oxidation and leaching of other minerals from the deposits, leaving limonite or hematite in concentrated masses (see pp. 46-47). From Wordnik.com. [The Economic Aspect of Geology] Reference
The iron sulphide commonly present in these ore bodies is oxidized to limonite at the surface, with the result that prospectors look for iron-stained rocks. From Wordnik.com. [The Economic Aspect of Geology] Reference
From 176 to 180 feet, samples indicated limonite-jarosite and hematite in the matrix material and it is believed that this zone could also offer gold mineralization. From Wordnik.com. [Ironwood Gold Updates Drill Test Efforts at Cobalt Canyon, Nevada - Yahoo! Finance] Reference
The mineralogical character of the iron ores found in the State includes magnetite, red hematite, brown hematite (limonite), siderite (spathic ore), and black band ores. From Wordnik.com. [North Carolina and its Resources.] Reference
The exception is the necklace of opaque turquoise beads, this variety exhibiting the black limonite veins which give it the name of spider-web turquoise or turquoise matrix. From Wordnik.com. [WalesOnline - Home] Reference
Moreover, the plain is strewn in the vicinity of the crater with bits of limonite, a mineral frequently produced by the action of air and water on iron sulphides, and this material is much more abundant than the iron. From Wordnik.com. [Arizona Sketches] Reference
There are various subtypes: goethite (needle iron ore, pyrrhosiderite): a-FeO (OH), lepidocrocite (ruby glance): b-FeO (OH), limonite: (by appearance) amorphous. From Wordnik.com. [6. Purifying absorbent] Reference
(1) The Transition zone is a mixed horizon of limonite and saprolite material and was defined using both geological logging data and chemical analysis. From Wordnik.com. [The Earth Times Online Newspaper] Reference
16, B, b); several pieces of hematite and limonite used as paint stones (pl. From Wordnik.com. [Archeological Investigations Bureau of American Ethnology, Bulletin 76] Reference
Location limonite ave. From Wordnik.com. [The Money Times] Reference
5. 9-6.2 limonite. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 6] Reference
3H2O) — The earthy form of limonite. From Wordnik.com. [Tseh So, a Small House Ruin, Chaco Canyon, New Mexico :] Reference
H2O) — A hydrated iron oxide resembling limonite. From Wordnik.com. [Tseh So, a Small House Ruin, Chaco Canyon, New Mexico :] Reference
Kaolin, limonite, hematite, dolomite, calcite, chlorite, etc. From Wordnik.com. [The Economic Aspect of Geology] Reference
Moderately or weakly magnetic substances: arsenopyrite, chromite, hematite, ilmenite, limonite, manganite, wolframite, rhodochrosite, garnet, amphiboles and pyroxenes. From Wordnik.com. [1.1 Blow pipe assaying] Reference
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