- taconite
- noun Etymology: Taconic Range Date: 1892 a flintlike rock high enough in iron content to constitute a low-grade iron ore
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Taconite — is an iron bearing, high silica, flint like rock. It is a Precambrian sedimentary rock referred to as a banded iron formation due to the typical alternating iron rich layers and shale or chert layers. The very finely dispersed iron content,… … Wikipedia
Taconite — Taconite, MN U.S. city in Minnesota Population (2000): 315 Housing Units (2000): 150 Land area (2000): 4.883090 sq. miles (12.647144 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.364056 sq. miles (0.942901 sq. km) Total area (2000): 5.247146 sq. miles (13.590045… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Taconite, MN — U.S. city in Minnesota Population (2000): 315 Housing Units (2000): 150 Land area (2000): 4.883090 sq. miles (12.647144 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.364056 sq. miles (0.942901 sq. km) Total area (2000): 5.247146 sq. miles (13.590045 sq. km) FIPS… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
taconite — ☆ taconite [tak′ə nīt΄ ] n. [< Taconic, old name for rock formations first identified in the Taconic Range (in Vt. and Mass.) + ITE1] an iron bearing chert containing from 25 to 35 percent hematite and magnetite: it is a low grade iron ore… … English World dictionary
taconite — /tak euh nuyt /, n. a low grade iron ore, containing about 27 percent iron and 51 percent silica, found as a hard rock formation in the Lake Superior region. [1890 95, Amer.; named after the Taconic mountain range (east of the Hudson River); see… … Universalium
Taconite (Minnesota) — Taconite Ciudad de los Estados Unidos … Wikipedia Español
Taconite, Minnesota — Infobox Settlement official name = Taconite, Minnesota settlement type = City nickname = motto = imagesize = image caption = image imagesize = image caption = image mapsize = 250px map caption = Location of Taconite, Minnesota mapsize1 = map… … Wikipedia
taconite — noun a low grade flint like iron ore containing 20 30% iron … Wiktionary
Taconite — noun a proprietary software tool for developing Ajax enabled Internet applications … Wiktionary
Taconite — Ta|co|ni|te [tako..., auch ... nitə] die (Plur.) <nach den Taconic Mountains der nördlichen Appalachen u. zu 2↑...it> aus dem Präkambrium stammende metamorphe gebänderte Eisenquarzite … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
