ferrocalcite
English
Etymology
ferro- + calcite
Noun
ferrocalcite (uncountable)
- (mineralogy) Limestone containing a large percentage of iron carbonate, and hence turning brown on exposure.
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for ferrocalcite in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)