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Magnetite
Mag′net-ite
,Noun.
(Min.)
An oxide of iron (
Fe3O4
) occurring in isometric crystals, also massive, of a black color and metallic luster. It is readily attracted by a magnet and sometimes possesses polarity, being then called loadstone
. It is an important iron ore. Called also magnetic iron
. Definition 2024
Magnetite
magnetite
magnetite
English
Noun
magnetite (plural magnetites)
- (mineralogy) A magnetic mineral, Fe3O4, one of the primary ores of iron. It has also been called lodestone.
- 2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society 2011, p. 137:
- Appropriately enough, the commonest of these, a simple iron oxide, is called magnetite.
- 2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society 2011, p. 137:
Translations
a mineral
