Min. [Named by Hermann 1845, from the Turginsk mine, Ural Mtns., where found: see -ITE1.] A hydrous sesquioxide of iron, allied to limonite but containing less water.
1850. Ansted, Elem. Geol., Min., etc., § 454. Brown hæmatite. Under this … we include … Limonite,… Turgite, Iron ochre, and others.
1888. Rutley, Rock-Forming Min., 122. Turgite … also gives a red streak.
