lepidocrocite

English

Noun

lepidocrocite (countable and uncountable, plural lepidocrocites)

1. (mineralogy) A hydrated iron oxide related to hematite.

   Synonyms: esmeraldite, hydrohematite, turgite

Translations

hydrated iron oxide related hematite

• Finnish: lepidokrokiitti, lepidokrosiitti
• Japanese: 鱗鉄鉱 (りんてっこう, rintekkō)

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2025) “Lepidocrocite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “lepidocrocite”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2025.