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lepidocrocite

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[lep-i-doh-kroh-sahyt] / ˌlɛp ɪ doʊˈkroʊ saɪt /

noun

  1. a ruby-red to reddish-brown orthorhombic mineral, iron oxyhydroxide, FeO(OH), dimorphous with goethite: an ore of iron, used as a pigment.

Etymology

Origin of lepidocrocite

1815–25; < German Lepidokrokit < Greek lepido- lepido- + Greek krók ( ē ) thread, fiber + German -it -ite 1

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