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(mineralogy) A ferric hydrate, 2Fe₂O₃H₂O, closely related to hematite and limonite..
The Bakal' deposit is a relatively rare type of iron deposit; the ores are siderites, grading in the oxidized zone into brown ironstones and turgites.
The fibrous mineral turgite is variable in composition, and considerable evidence is given that it probably represents solid solutions of goethite with hematite with enclosed and capillary water.
Use turgite when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Turgite means (mineralogy) A ferric hydrate, 2Fe₂O₃H₂O, closely related to hematite and limonite..
Common synonyms include esmeraldite, hydrohematite, lepidocrocite.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The Bakal' deposit is a relatively rare type of iron deposit; the ores are siderites, grading in the oxidized zone into brown ironstones and turgites.
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