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    goethite
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun goethite has 1 sense
- goethite(n = noun.substance) gothite - a red or yellow or brown mineral; an oxide of iron that is a common constituent of rust; Array is a kind of iron ore
CIDE DICTIONARY
goethite, n. 
                                            
                                         an oxide of iron.                                                                                 [WordNet 1.5]                                                                                                                    
                                                                                    goethite, n. [After the poet Göthe .]. 
                                            
                                         A hydrous oxide of iron (HFeO2 ), occurring in prismatic crystals, also massive, with a fibrous, reniform, or stalactitic structure. The color varies from yellowish to blackish brown.                                                                                 [1913 Webster]                                                                                                                    
                                                                                    
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