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Hematite vs Goethite - What's the difference?

hematite | goethite |

As nouns the difference between hematite and goethite

is that hematite is an iron ore, mainly peroxide of iron, Fe2O3 while goethite is an iron oxyhydroxide that is the main constituent of rust.

hematite

English

Alternative forms

* (old-fashioned), haematite (UK)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • An iron ore, mainly peroxide of iron, Fe2O3.

    • Synonyms

    * (l) * (l)

    See also

    * (l) ----

    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.