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limonite
  لیمونیت  
limonit (#)
Fr.: limonite  

A widely occurring ore of yellowish-brown to black color
that consists of amorphous oxides of iron.

See also: Gk. leimon “meadow” in reference to its occurrence as “bog ore” in meadows and marshes + → -ite.