Get to know Limonite better with 7 real example sentences, the meaning.
Limonite in a sentence
Limonite meaning
Any of several natural hydrous iron oxides; often a mixture of goethite and hematite with clays and manganese oxide.
Synonyms of Limonite
Using Limonite
- The main meaning on this page is: Any of several natural hydrous iron oxides; often a mixture of goethite and hematite with clays and manganese oxide.
- Useful related words include: iron ore.
- In the example corpus, limonite often appears in combinations such as: of limonite.
Context around Limonite
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 4 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Limonite
- In this selection, "limonite" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, black, earth, ore, rich and veining stand out and add context to how "limonite" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include clay of limonite rich in and layers of limonite and sandstone. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "limonite" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with limonite
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
This kind of pigment is known as yellow ochre, yellow earth, limonite, or terra gialla. (15 words)
A clay of limonite rich in iron oxide is the source of raw sienna and burnt sienna. (17 words)
Limonite after pyrite occurs as films on some fractures and as seams and blebs associated with quartz-calcite veins, and opaline silica veins. (23 words)
The study finds that 1 kg of nickel mined from saprolite and limonite ore in Sulawesi removes forests containing carbon stock equivalent to 7.0 and 9.4 kg of COe, and 1 kg of cobalt mined in Katanga removes 3.6 kg of COe. (45 words)
A weathered and broken trachyte is host to the turquoise, which is found both in situ between layers of limonite and sandstone and amongst the scree at the mountain's base. (31 words)
The brown, pink and red colors are from hematite (iron oxide; Femain Omain ); the yellows from limonite (FeO(OH)·nHmain O) ; and the purples are from pyrolusite ( Mn Omain ). (29 words)
Example sentences (7)
Limonite after pyrite occurs as films on some fractures and as seams and blebs associated with quartz-calcite veins, and opaline silica veins.
The study finds that 1 kg of nickel mined from saprolite and limonite ore in Sulawesi removes forests containing carbon stock equivalent to 7.0 and 9.4 kg of COe, and 1 kg of cobalt mined in Katanga removes 3.6 kg of COe.
A clay of limonite rich in iron oxide is the source of raw sienna and burnt sienna.
A significant portion of the Nevada material is also noted for its often attractive brown or black limonite veining, producing what is called "spiderweb matrix".
A weathered and broken trachyte is host to the turquoise, which is found both in situ between layers of limonite and sandstone and amongst the scree at the mountain's base.
The brown, pink and red colors are from hematite (iron oxide; Femain Omain ); the yellows from limonite (FeO(OH)·nHmain O) ; and the purples are from pyrolusite ( Mn Omain ).
This kind of pigment is known as yellow ochre, yellow earth, limonite, or terra gialla.
Common combinations with limonite
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- of limonite 3×