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Limonite is found in many places including geothermal hotpots.
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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.
What type of rock is limonite?
Limonite is a mineral, a component of rock.
Does limonite have cleavage or fracture?
Limonite is a mixture of other minerals it has no clevage of it's own.
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.
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.
What type of rock is limonite?
Limonite is a mineral, a component of rock.
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 are some of important uses for limonite?
Limonite can be used as a pigment in paint and has some medical purpose
What is LIMONITE used for?
limonite is used for changing the color of paint from red to yellow. and made in white paint
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 is the chemical make-up of limonite?
Limonite is an iron ore; the approximative composition is FeO(OH).nH2O.
Is limonite a silicate?
Heck to the no...
Does limonite have fracture?
yes it does
What is the hardness of Limonite on the mohs hardness scale?
The hardness of Limonite is 4 t0 5.5 on the mohs hardness scale.
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.
