Limonite

Limonite


White desert, Farafra, Sahara, Egypt

Item-No.: MIN5493
Price: 100.00 EUR 

Limonite


Artificial pond (Bagersee) Maiwald - Achern, Baden Würtenberg, Germany

Item-No.: MIN1172
Price: 45.00 EUR 

Limonite


Artificial pond (Bagersee) Maiwald - Achern, Baden Würtenberg, Germany

Item-No.: MIN1173
Price: 49.00 EUR 

Limonite


Artificial pond (Bagersee) Maiwald - Achern, Baden Würtenberg, Germany

Item-No.: MIN1175
Price: 28.00 EUR 

Limonite


Artificial pond (Bagersee) Maiwald - Achern, Baden Würtenberg, Germany

Item-No.: MIN1177
Price: 55.00 EUR 

Limonite


Artificial pond (Bagersee) Maiwald - Achern, Baden Würtenberg, Germany

Item-No.: MIN1179
Price: 49.00 EUR 

Limonite (Kidney ore)


Artificial pond (Bagersee) near Achern, Baden Würtenberg, Germany

Item-No.: MIN5475
Price: 37.00 EUR 

Synonyms:  Bog Iron, Bog Ore, Brown Hematite, Brown Ocher, Brown Umber, Ferrohydrite, Gel-Goethite, Hydroferrite, Hydrosiderite, Marsh Ore, Meadow Ore, Perlimonite, Yellow Ochre
IMA Status:  Not recognised
Classification:  Oxide, Hydroxide, Currently used for unidentified massive hydroxides and oxides of iron, with no visible crystals
Chemical formula:  FeO(OH)·nH2O
Crystal system:  Amorphous
Density (g/cm3):  2.7 - 4.3 measured
Hardness (Mohs):  4 - 5,5
Colour:  Light brown to brown, yellowish-brown
Lustre:  Earthy
Streak:  Yellowish brown to red
Application  Used as iron ore in the past