Goethite - What does it mean?
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(mineral) An iron oxyhydroxide that is the main constituent of rust.
* 2015 , Asa H. Barber , Dun Lu , Nicola M. Pugno, "Extreme strength observed in limpet teeth", Journal of the Royal Society Interface , 18 February 2015
goethite
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(wikipedia goethite)Noun
- Recent work has shown that the teeth of limpets approximate to an almost ideal model natural composite material where high aspect ratio mineral nanofibres of goethite reinforce a protein matrix.
