"taconite" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: taconites [plural]
Etymology: From Taconic + -ite, after the Taconic Mountains. The name Taconic is from a Lenape language. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Taconic|ite}} Taconic + -ite, {{m|en|Taconic}} Taconic, {{der|en|del}} Lenape Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} taconite (countable and uncountable, plural taconites)
  1. A low-grade flint-like iron ore containing 20-30% iron. Wikipedia link: Taconic Mountains, taconite Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Minerals Translations (flint-like iron ore): takoniitti (Finnish), Takonit [neuter] (German), taconita [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-taconite-en-noun-osWVNWti Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ite

Inflected forms

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