feroxyhyte
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English[edit]
Noun[edit]
feroxyhyte (countable and uncountable, plural feroxyhytes)
- (mineralogy) A hexagonal oxide/hydroxide of iron that occurs in manganese-iron nodules on the Pacific Ocean floor, reverting to goethite on exposure to surface conditions.
Further reading[edit]
- David Barthelmy (1997–2024), “Feroxyhyte”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “feroxyhyte”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.