Definition of Magnetic iron-ore

1. Noun. An oxide of iron that is strongly attracted by magnets.

Exact synonyms: Magnetite
Substance meronyms: Emery, Loadstone, Lodestone
Generic synonyms: Iron Ore

Lexicographical Neighbors of Magnetic Iron-ore

magnetic field gradient
magnetic field strength
magnetic fields
magnetic flux
magnetic flux densities
magnetic flux density
magnetic flux unit
magnetic force
magnetic head
magnetic implant
magnetic inclination
magnetic induction
magnetic inertia
magnetic ink
magnetic intensity
magnetic iron-ore (current term)
magnetic island
magnetic lens
magnetic levitation
magnetic levitation train
magnetic line of force
magnetic mach number
magnetic medium
magnetic meridian
magnetic mine
magnetic moment
magnetic monopole
magnetic needle
magnetic north
magnetic permeability

Literary usage of Magnetic iron-ore

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Elements of Chemical and Physical Geology by Gustav Bischof (1855)
"magnetic iron-ore occurs imbedded in specular iron-ore, and the reverse, ... The conversion of magnetic iron-ore into red hematite, appears rarely to take ..."

2. Quantitative Chemical Analysis by C. Remigius Fresenius (1903)
"MAGNETIC IRON ORE. Magnetic iron ores contain the iron as ferroso-ferric oxide. ... Phosphoric acid is but seldom found in magnetic iron ore, and then only ..."

3. Manual of Mineralogy: Including Observations on Mines, Rocks, Reduction of by James Dwight Dana (1857)
"Actinolite, magnetic iron ore, wad. WATERVILLE.—Steatite, actinolite, talc. WELLS RIVER.—Graphite. WESTMINSTER.—Zoisite in boulders. WESTFIELD. ..."

4. The Principles of Inorganic Chemistry by Wilhelm Ostwald (1904)
"Magnetic Iron Ore.—Ferric oxide unites with ferrous oxide to form a compound ... It is called magnetic iron ore, as it frequently exhibits a strong natural ..."

5. Elementary Treatise on Natural Philosophy by Augustin Privat-Deschanel (1878)
"... capable of being strongly acted on by magnetic forces, and hence called magnetic iron-ore, is found in large quantity in Sweden and elsewhere. ..."

6. A Treatise on Metallurgy: Comprising Mining, and General and Particular by Frederick Overman (1865)
"Magnetic iron ore ; loadstone, or, in simple terms, magnetic ore.— This occurs crystallized, and also granular, earthy, and compact. Its sp. gr. is 5'09. ..."

7. The Mining Magazine (1857)
"Certainly, it would be requisite first to ascertain whether mountain masses, containing only disseminated magnetic iron ore, but extending over a ..."

8. A System of Mineralogy: In which Minerals are Arranged According to the by Robert Jameson (1820)
"It is distinguished from magnetic iron-ore by its brown streak. ... Common Magnetic Iron-Ore, and Granular Magnetic Iron-Ore. * Earthy Magnetic Iron-Ore, ..."

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