Glossary:Iron Oxide

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Iron Oxide
Group name for the oxides and hydroxides of iron. Includes the minerals goethite, hematite, lepidocrocite, ferrihydrite, maghemite, and magnetite. Sometimes referred to as "sesquioxides", they colour soils red, yellow or brown.

Related Words: Sesquioxides

Source
Adapted from: Soil Science Society of America. Glossary of Soil Science Terms. Available online here, last accessed 28.09.2006.

and, English Heritage (2004) Geoarchaeology: Using earth sciences to understand the archaeological record. UK: English Heritage Publishing.

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