magnetite
nounUK /ˈmaɡ.nə.taɪt/
Etymology From magnet + -ite, after German Magnetit.
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Chemistry, Geography, Geology, Mineralogy, Natural sciences, Physical sciences A magnetic mineral, with the chemical formula Fe²⁺Fe3+2O₄, one of the primary ores of iron.
- Appropriately enough, the commonest of these, a simple iron oxide, is called magnetite.2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society, published 2011, page 137:
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Broadly Any instance of iron(II,III) oxide, regardless of whether it is a geologic mineral or a chemical result or product.
- Derived terms
- biomagnetite, magnetitic, titanomagnetite
- Related terms
- black oxide