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TACONITE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A variety of chert containing magnetite and hematite; mined as a low-grade iron ore
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("taconite" is a kind of...):
chert (variety of silica containing microcrystalline quartz)
iron ore (an ore from which iron can be extracted)