magnetite

magnetite

See also: Magnetite and magnétite

English

Etymology

Magnetite

From magnet +‎ -ite, after German Magnetit.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈmaɡnətʌɪt/

Noun

magnetite (plural magnetites)

1. (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.

Translations

a mineral

Catalan: magnetita f Dutch: magnetiet (nl) Estonian: magnetiit Finnish: magnetiitti (fi) French: magnétite (fr) f German: Magnetit m Italian: magnetite Maori: rinotō Persian: چنبک‎ (fa) (čonbak) Serbo-Croatian: (please verify) magnetit (sh) Spanish: magnetita f Swedish: magnetit (sv) c, svartmalm

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2023), “Magnetite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “magnetite”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2023.

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Italian

Noun

magnetite f (plural magnetiti)

1. magnetite, loadstone

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