Limonite

Also known as

Where it forms, where it's found

12,470recorded occurrences
Source · OpenStreetMap

Varieties

Physical

Transparency
Opaque

Synonyms

  • Berggelb
  • Blauerz
  • Bog Iron
  • Bog Ore
  • Brauneisen
  • Brown Hematite
  • Brown Ocher
  • Brown Umber
  • Eisenoxyd-Hydrat
  • Ferrite (of Vogelsang)
  • Ferrohydrit
  • Ferrohydrita
  • Ferrohydrite
  • Ferrum limosum
  • Gel-Goethite
  • Gelbeisenstein
  • Glanzeisenstein
  • Globoso
  • Gul Jernmalm
  • Hierro arcilloso
  • Hydroferrite
  • Hydrosiderit
  • Hydrosiderita
  • Hydrosiderite
  • Hyposiderit
  • Hyposiderita
  • Hyposiderite
  • Limoniit
  • Limonit
  • Limonita
  • Limonitas
  • Marsh Ore
  • Meadow Ore
  • Morasterz
  • Myrmalm
  • Ortstein
  • Paco
  • Pacos
  • Palustre
  • Pecheisenstein
  • Perlimonit
  • Perlimonita
  • Perlimonite
  • Raseneisenerz
  • Raseneisenstein
  • Rasenerz
  • Seeerz
  • Sjömalm
  • Sumpfeisenstein
  • Sumpferz
  • Sumpfraseneisenerz
  • Toneisenerz
  • Toneisenstein
  • Umber
  • Wiesenerz
  • Xanthosiderite (of Schmid)
  • Yellow Ochre

Group, growth & confusion

Often grow together
52 minerals

Literature, links & citation

Citations
  1. 1944Blanchard, Roland (1944) Chemical and mineralogical composition of twenty typical "limonites". American Mineralogist, 29 (3-4) 111-114
  2. 1944Palache, Charles, Berman, Harry, Frondel, Clifford (1944) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 1 - Elements, Sulfides, Sulfosalts, Oxides. John Wiley and Sons, New York.
  3. 1953Holser, W. T. (1953) Limonite is goethite. Acta Crystallographica, 6 (6) 565 doi:10.1107/s0365110x53001538DOI: 10.1107/s0365110x53001538
  4. 1956Nambu, Matsuo (1956) Mineral Composition of Limonite. Journal of the Mineralogical Society of Japan, 3 (1) 53-76 doi:10.2465/gkk1952.3.53 DOI: 10.2465/gkk1952.3.53
  5. 1957Kelly, William Crowley (1957) Mineralogy of limonite in lead-zinc gossans. Economic Geology, 52 (5) 536-545 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.52.5.536DOI: 10.2113/gsecongeo.52.5.536
Cite this entry
@misc{mineral2026,
  author    = {Mineral Index editorial board},
  title     = {Limonite — Mineral Index},
  year      = {2026},
  url       = {https://mineralindex.org/minerals/limonite-2402},
  note      = {Accessed 2026-05-11}
}