goethite
Noun

goethite

  1. (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.
Translations
  • French: goethite
  • German: Goethit
  • Italian: goethite
  • Portuguese: goethita
  • Spanish: goethita, goetita



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