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umber
A brown earth that is darker than ocher and sienna, consisting of iron oxide and oxyhydroxide with manganese oxides, clay, and lime. Highly valued as a permanent pigment, it may be used in its greenish brown natural state (raw umber) or in the dark or reddish brown calcined state (burnt umber). Compare: ocher; sienna.
- Parte del discurso: noun
- Industria/ámbito: Minería
- Categoría: Minería general; Mineral mining
- Government Agency: USBM
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