feroxyhyte
Noun
Meaning
feroxyhyte (countable and uncountable, plural feroxyhytes)
(mineralogy) A hexagonal oxide/hydroxide of iron that occurs in manganese-iron nodules on the Pacific Ocean floor, reverting to goethite on exposure to surface conditions.
Synonyms
rutile
zircon
pyrite
magnetite
ilmenite
limonite
monazite
galena
chalcopyrite
goethite
xenotime
wolframite
hematite
cassiterite
siderite
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