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limonite is used for changing the color of paint from red to yellow.
and made in white paint
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 10y agolimonite is mainly used os minor as an ore for the iron ore.
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What are uses of limonite?
limonite is a minor ore of iron, it is used in Chinese in medicine and it is used in white paint.
What are the important uses of limonite?
Limonite is used in the paint industry for making white paint. it is also used as an ore of iron.
What are some of important uses for limonite?
Limonite can be used as a pigment in paint and has some medical purpose
How can the streak test be used to identify limonite and hematite?
Hematite has a red streak. It can vary in depth of color, depending on the variety of hematite. Limonite has a yellow-brown (more brown than yellow) streak. But you have to make sure you are streaking the limonite and not an underlying mineral, if the limonite is located on another mineral.
How can the streak test be used to identify the two iron minerals limonite and hematite?
Hematite has a red streak. It can vary in depth of color, depending on the variety of hematite. Limonite has a yellow-brown (More brown than yellow) streak. But you have to make sure you are streaking the limonite and not an underlying mineral, if the limonite is located on another mineral.
What type of rock is limonite?
Limonite is a mineral, a component of rock.
What color is limonite?
Limonite is a natural iron ore. Limonite can be found in various shades of brown, yellow, orange and combinations of the three.
How is Limonite Used?
limonite is used in strong white paint pigments, Chinese medicines, and for processing coal ad minerals. WARNING i got these off of common internet site so I don't know how reliable these answers are
Where is limonite found?
Limonite is found in many places including geothermal hotpots.
Does limonite have cleavage or fracture?
Limonite is a mixture of other minerals it has no clevage of it's own.
Is limonite in paint?
no
What is the chemical make-up of limonite?
Limonite is an iron ore; the approximative composition is FeO(OH).nH2O.
