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Nigrine :: Nigrine (n.) A ferruginous variety of rutile.

Ferrugineous :: Ferrugineous (a.) Ferruginous.

Marmatite :: Marmatite (n.) A ferruginous variety of shalerite or zinc blende, nearly black in color..

Sinopite :: Sinopite (n.) A brickred ferruginous clay used by the ancients for red paint.

Ferruginous :: Ferruginous (a.) Resembling iron rust in appearance or color; brownish red, or yellowish red..

Cascalho :: Cascalho (n.) A deposit of pebbles, gravel, and ferruginous sand, in which the Brazilian diamond is usually found..

Argillo-ferruginous :: Argillo-ferruginous (a.) Containing clay and iron.

Beauxite :: Beauxite (n.) A ferruginous hydrate of alumina. It is largely used in the preparation of aluminium and alumina, and for the lining of furnaces which are exposed to intense heat..

Gossan :: Gossan (n.) Decomposed rock, usually reddish or ferruginous (owing to oxidized pyrites), forming the upper part of a metallic vein..

Ferruginous :: Ferruginous (a.) Partaking of iron; containing particles of iron.

Sinople :: Sinople (n.) Ferruginous quartz, of a blood-red or brownish red color, sometimes with a tinge of yellow..

Ochre :: Ochre (n.) A impure earthy ore of iron or a ferruginous clay, usually red (hematite) or yellow (limonite), -- used as a pigment in making paints, etc. The name is also applied to clays of other colors..

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