magnetite
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English
[edit]Etymology
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From magnet + -ite, after German Magnetit.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]magnetite (plural magnetites)
- (mineralogy) A magnetic mineral, Fe3O4, one of the primary ores of iron.
- 2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society, published 2011, page 137:
- Appropriately enough, the commonest of these, a simple iron oxide, is called magnetite.
Translations
[edit]a mineral
Further reading
[edit]- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Magnetite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “magnetite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.
Italian
[edit]Noun
[edit]magnetite f (plural magnetiti)