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 Definitions of taconite  [ˈtæk əˌnaɪt]  

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Definition of 'taconite' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) taconite
an iron-bearing chert mined as low-grade iron ore in the Mesabi Range.

Etymology:  (1890–95, Amer.; after the Taconic Range in New York and Massachusetts; see -ite1)

Definition of 'taconite' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) taconite
a variety of chert containing magnetite and hematite; mined as a low-grade iron ore

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