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Magnetite   /mˈægnətˌaɪt/   Listen
noun
Magnetite  n.  (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.






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... Irons.—As Fe occurs native only in meteorites and in small quantities of terrestrial origin, it is obtained from its ores. There are four of these ores—magnetite (Fe3O4), hematite (Fe2O3), limonite (2 Fe2O3 3 H2O), and siderite (FeCO3). Which is richest in Fe? Compute the proportion. FeCO3 occurs mostly in Europe. The reduction of these ores, as well as of other metallic ...
— An Introduction to Chemical Science • R.P. Williams



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