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Goethite vs Ferrihydrite - What's the difference?

goethite | ferrihydrite |

In mineral|lang=en terms the difference between goethite and ferrihydrite

is that goethite is (mineral) an iron oxyhydroxide that is the main constituent of rust while ferrihydrite is (mineral) a hydrated iron oxide.

As nouns the difference between goethite and ferrihydrite

is that goethite is (mineral) an iron oxyhydroxide that is the main constituent of rust while ferrihydrite is (mineral) a hydrated iron oxide.

goethite

English

(wikipedia goethite)

Noun

  • (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
    • 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.

    ferrihydrite

    English

    (wikipedia ferrihydrite)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (mineral) A hydrated iron oxide.