limonite in a sentence
Examples
- Roasting the limonite changed it partially to hematite, producing red ochres, burnt umbers and siennas.
- It occurs associated with smithsonite, hemimorphite, willemite, cerussite, aurichalcite, calcite and limonite.
- The pyrite transformed into limonite when exposed to the elements, leaving a permanent iron rust stain.
- A rock, being most commonly found with limonite, sandstone, rhyolite, marl and basalt.
- Many limonite mines were located in the upper and lower Swabian valleys and the upper alluvial plain.
- This kind of pigment is known as yellow ochre, yellow earth, limonite, or terra gialla.
- Associated minerals include melanterite, epsomite, jarosite, gypsum, sulfur, pyrite, marcasite and limonite.
- Because of its amorphous nature, and occurrence in hydrated areas limonite often presents as a clay or mudstone.
- Associated minerals include malachite, olivenite, quartz, limonite, adamite, azurite, and brochantite among others.
- Marine calcareous hardpan occurs as low terraces and platforms, with admixture of quartz, limonite and garnet concentration.