: a common brown mineral that consists of an iron hydrogen oxide and is the commonest constituent of many forms of natural rust
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The discharge anecdotally appears to deepen in color over the course of the summer, and historical accounts describe a yellowish-orange color to the outflow fan that has been attributed to goethite or magnetite.
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Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 12 July 2023
Fahrenheit, yellow ochre’s crystal structure changes and the goethite can transform into hematite, or red ochre.
—Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 15 Mar. 2018
But a range of other rocks appear in the archaeological record, from the yellow ochre goethite to the often-dramatic specular hematite, sometimes called specularite.
—Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 23 Mar. 2018
To complicate matters even more, when heated to at least 480 degrees Fahrenheit, yellow ochre’s crystal structure changes and the goethite can transform into hematite, or red ochre.
—Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 23 Mar. 2018
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Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 12 July 2023
Fahrenheit, yellow ochre’s crystal structure changes and the goethite can transform into hematite, or red ochre.
—Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 15 Mar. 2018
But a range of other rocks appear in the archaeological record, from the yellow ochre goethite to the often-dramatic specular hematite, sometimes called specularite.
—Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 23 Mar. 2018
To complicate matters even more, when heated to at least 480 degrees Fahrenheit, yellow ochre’s crystal structure changes and the goethite can transform into hematite, or red ochre.
—Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 23 Mar. 2018
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“Goethite.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goethite. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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