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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TACONITE

Named after the Taconic Mountains in New England.
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PRONUNCIATION OF TACONITE

taconite  [ˈtækəˌnaɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TACONITE

noun
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Taconite is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TACONITE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

taconite

Taconite

Taconite is a variety of iron formation, an iron-bearing sedimentary rock, in which the iron minerals are interlayered with quartz, chert, or carbonate. Newton Horace Winchell, the Minnesota State Geologist, coined the term during his pioneering investigations of the Precambrian Biwabik Iron Formation of northeastern Minnesota. He noted the rock had a superficial resemblance to iron-bearing rocks from the Taconic Mountains of New York. The iron content of taconite, commonly present as finely dispersed magnetite, is generally 25 to 30%.

Definition of taconite in the English dictionary

The definition of taconite in the dictionary is a fine-grained sedimentary rock containing magnetite, haematite, and silica, which occurs in the Lake Superior region: a low-grade iron ore.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TACONITE


aconite
ˈækəˌnaɪt
amblygonite
æmˈblɪɡəˌnaɪt
austenite
ˈɔːstəˌnaɪt
bentonite
ˈbɛntəˌnaɪt
cryoconite
kraɪˈɑkəˌnaɪt
Gilsonite
ˈɡɪlsəˌnaɪt
glauconite
ˈɡlɔːkəˌnaɪt
hessonite
ˈhɛsəˌnaɪt
kryptonite
ˈkrɪptəˌnaɪt
limonite
ˈlaɪməˌnaɪt
Masonite
ˈmeɪsəˌnaɪt
melaconite
mɛˈlækəˌnaɪt
Mennonite
ˈmɛnəˌnaɪt
suburbanite
səˈbɜːbəˌnaɪt
tanzanite
ˈtænzəˌnaɪt
titanite
ˈtaɪtəˌnaɪt
vulcanite
ˈvʌlkəˌnaɪt
wollastonite
ˈwʊləstəˌnaɪt
zinckenite
ˈzɪŋkəˌnaɪt
zinkenite
ˈzɪŋkəˌnaɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TACONITE

tackler
tackless
tacksman
tacksmen
tacky
tacmahack
Tacna-Arica
tacnode
taco
Tacoma
tacrine
tact
tactful
tactfully
tactfulness
tactic
tactical
tactical voting
tactically
tactician

WORDS THAT END LIKE TACONITE

ammonite
antimonite
aragonite
arfvedsonite
arsonite
cummingtonite
dithionite
ebonite
erionite
infinite
Maronite
mizzonite
montmorillonite
monzonite
mylonite
rhodonite
saponite
smithsonite
tonite
winter aconite
xylonite

Synonyms and antonyms of taconite in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «taconite» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TACONITE

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The translations of taconite from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «taconite» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

铁燧岩
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

taconite
570 millions of speakers

English

taconite
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

taconite
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

taconite
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Таконит
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

taconita
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Taconite
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

taconite
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Taconite
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

taconite
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

タコナイト
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

taconite
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Taconite
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

taconite
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Taconite
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

टॅकोनाइट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

taconite
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

taconite
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Taconite
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Таконіт
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Taconite
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

taconite
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

takoniet
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

taconite
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

taconite
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of taconite

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TACONITE»

The term «taconite» is quite widely used and occupies the 52.460 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TACONITE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about taconite

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TACONITE»

Discover the use of taconite in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to taconite and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Pioneering with Taconite
With humor and insight, E. W. Davis tells the story that begins with the discovery of then-valueless taconite on Minnesota’s Mesabi Iron Range in 1870 and several decades of attempts to process taconite commercially.
Edward H. Davis, E. W. Davis, 2004
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Pro Ajax and Java Frameworks
setEchoDebugInfo() Enables client-side debugging. Debug information is written to the page. setPostRequest (function) Sets the function that is called after the server response is received. Taconite on the Server You may have noticed that the ...
Nathaniel T. Schutta, Ryan Asleson, 2006
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Minnesota's Geology
Richard W. Ojakangas. WXiNTAJN CHlSHOLM Figure 8-17. Map showing locations of the eight taconite plants in Minnesota. (After Minnesota Department of Economic Development, 1975.) ' EXPLANATl0N 1897 to 1902, and there are several ...
Richard W. Ojakangas, 1982
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Classic American Railroads
L-J When Eveleth Mines Fairlone taconite plant opened in 1965 near Forbes, Minnesota, the plant was not located at the source of the ore. The ore body was approximately ten miles north, at the Thunderbird Mine near Eveleth. (The names  ...
Mike Schafer, 2003
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Popular Science
SYNCHRONIZED BLASTS rip ledge. Chunks of ore go into huge 45-ton trucks specially lined to resist abrasion. WITH A ROAR like a cannon, a "JPM" starts boring seven -inch blasting holes in rock too hard for drills to pierce. Tough taconite is ...
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Steamboats & Sailors of the Great Lakes
Today, between 12 and 30 million tons of taconite pellets move across the ore docks in Duluth and Superior each year, accounting for about 40 percent of the total shipments from U.S. ports on the Great Lakes. East of Duluth and Superior ...
Mark L. Thompson, 1991
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Foundations of Ajax
All you need to worry about is telling Taconite whatvalues should be sent to the server, and it takes care ofthe rest. Since all the JavaScript is created by the parser based on the HTML you specify, you don't have to worry about dealing with ...
Nathaniel T. Schutta, Ryan Asleson, 2005
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Landscapes of Minnesota: A Geography
Three tons of taconite produce one ton of pellets and two tons of powdery tailings . A slurry of tailings is pumped into a vast tailings basin, which covers a square mile or more. The fine tailings eventually settle out, and the water is recycled ...
John Fraser Hart, Susy S. Ziegler, 2008
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Minnesota Goes to War: The Home Front During World War II
For the better part of a quarter-century, Davis learned everything there was to know about taconite. Early on he and his colleagues at the Mines Experiment Station realized that they would have to crush the rock into fine powder before they ...
Dave Kenney, 2005
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The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America
Grate feed means the transfer of unfired taconite pellets from the pelletizer into the indurating furnace. Grate kiln indurating furnace means a furnace system that consists of a traveling grate, a rotary kiln, and an annular cooler. The grate kiln ...
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10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TACONITE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term taconite is used in the context of the following news items.
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United Taconite will lay off 420 employees for up to six months
Glen Stubbe In 2006, Chan Paine shoveled broken crusher rods from an opening in one the rotating mills that reduce taconite ore to powder. Paine was one of ... «Minneapolis Star Tribune, Jul 15»
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Coal-fired operations to end at Taconite Harbor Energy Center; plant …
As part of the company's shift away from smaller coal-fired plants, Duluth-based Minnesota Power will idle its Taconite Harbor Energy Center beginning in the ... «Duluth News Tribune, Jul 15»
3
On the Iron Range, a push for a new kind of iron
26, 2014, a large dump truck is driven at the Minntac taconite mine in Mountain Iron, Minn. U.S. Steel has cut production at its Minntac plant in Mountain Iron. «Minnesota Public Radio News, Jun 15»
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Minnesota temporarily cuts royalty rates on taconite mined by US …
U.S. Steel will temporarily pay less in taconite royalties to Minnesota for the ore it extracts from the Iron Range under action taken Wednesday by a board of top ... «Minneapolis Star Tribune, Jun 15»
5
Ore Price Collapse Hits Minnesota's 'Iron Range'
Six mines still operate here, processing a lower grade iron ore called taconite. They still employ about 4,500 people, with an average salary of around $80,000. «NPR, May 15»
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Taconite, Minn., man sentenced to prison for drug-related charges
Taconite, MN (NNCNOW.com) -- A Taconite, Minn., man has been sentenced to more than a year in prison for drug-related charges. Kevin LeClair, 52, was ... «Northland's NewsCenter, Apr 15»
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Gogebic Taconite formally withdraws from northern Wisconsin …
Gogebic Taconite has formally notified the state Department of Natural Resources that the company is withdrawing from its controversial mining project in ... «Duluth News Tribune, Mar 15»
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Keewatin taconite plant to be idled, affecting 412 workers
U.S. Steel has announced it will temporarily idle its Keetac taconite plant in ... that it's closing one of its taconite plants on the Iron Range, also in Keewatin. «Minnesota Public Radio News, Mar 15»
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Gogebic Taconite says Wisconsin mine isn't feasible; cites wetlands …
Gogebic Taconite president Bill Williams explores an outcropping of ... fought against the 2013 mine deregulation law that Gogebic Taconite insisted it needed. «Madison.com, Feb 15»
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Health officials, researchers tracking Minnesota taconite workers …
The state Department of Health and the University of Minnesota have been tracking 69,000 taconite workers to assess the risk from exposure to tiny mineral ... «Minneapolis Star Tribune, Feb 15»

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