goethite
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English
Etymology
From German Goethit, named for German polymath Johann Wolfgang von Goethe; by surface analysis, Goethe + -ite.
Pronunciation
Noun
goethite (countable and uncountable, plural goethites)
- (mineralogy) An iron oxyhydroxide that is the main constituent of rust and in mineral form is an ore.
- Hypernym: iron ore
- 2015 February 18, Asa H. Barber, Dun Lu, Nicola M. Pugno, “Extreme strength observed in limpet teeth”, in Journal of the Royal Society Interface:
- 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.
Derived terms
Translations
an iron oxyhydroxide that is the main constituent of rust
Further reading
- David Barthelmy (1997–2025) “Goethite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “goethite”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2025.
French
Noun
goethite f (plural goethites)