Ferrite (of Vogelsang)
A synonym of 'Limonite'
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Formula:
FeO(OH) · nH2O
Synonym:
A synonym of Limonite
"Ferrite" has also been used to describe:
1. Native iron, such as the terrestrial iron from Disko Island, Greenland: Ferrite (of English).
2. A general term applied to grains, scales, and threads of unidentifiable, more or less transparent or amorphous, red, brown, or yellow, presumed iron oxide in the groundmass of a porphyritic rock (Johannsen, 1939): Ferrite (of Johannsen)
3. A term used by Tieje (1921) for a cemented iron-rich sediment whose particles do not interlock: Ferrite (of Tieje)
4. A synthetic ceramic compound consisting of a mixed oxide of iron and one or more other metals (such as barium, manganese, nickel, and zinc) which has ferrimagnetic properties and is used in high-frequency electrical components such as aerials: Ferrite (ceramic)
5. In metallurgy, a form of pure iron with a body-centred cubic crystal structure, occurring in low-carbon steel, one of the allotropes of iron that is stable at room temperature and pressure, α-Fe: ferrite (metallurgical)
1. Native iron, such as the terrestrial iron from Disko Island, Greenland: Ferrite (of English).
2. A general term applied to grains, scales, and threads of unidentifiable, more or less transparent or amorphous, red, brown, or yellow, presumed iron oxide in the groundmass of a porphyritic rock (Johannsen, 1939): Ferrite (of Johannsen)
3. A term used by Tieje (1921) for a cemented iron-rich sediment whose particles do not interlock: Ferrite (of Tieje)
4. A synthetic ceramic compound consisting of a mixed oxide of iron and one or more other metals (such as barium, manganese, nickel, and zinc) which has ferrimagnetic properties and is used in high-frequency electrical components such as aerials: Ferrite (ceramic)
5. In metallurgy, a form of pure iron with a body-centred cubic crystal structure, occurring in low-carbon steel, one of the allotropes of iron that is stable at room temperature and pressure, α-Fe: ferrite (metallurgical)
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
8820 (as Ferrite (of Vogelsang))
2402 (as Limonite)
2402 (as Limonite)
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:8820:2 (as Ferrite (of Vogelsang))
mindat:1:1:2402:6 (as Limonite)
mindat:1:1:2402:6 (as Limonite)
Similar Names
| Errite | A synonym of Parsettensite | (K,Na,Ca)7.5(Mn,Mg)49Si72O168(OH)50 · nH2O |
| Fehrite | A valid IMA mineral species | MgCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 6H2O |
| Ferrite (ceramic) | An artificial material | |
| Ferrite (metallurgical) | ||
| Ferrite (of English) | A synonym of Native Iron | Fe |
| Ferrite (of Johannsen) | ||
| Ferrite (of Tieje) | A rock subtype | |
| Fiorite | A rock subtype | |
| K-ferrite | KFe22+Fe153+O25 | |
| Kerrite | A synonym of Vermiculite | Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O |
| Verite | A synonym of Hyalo-olivine-diopside-phlogopite lamproite | |
| Vurroite | A valid IMA mineral species | Pb20Sn2(Bi,As)22S54Cl6 |
Internet Links for Ferrite (of Vogelsang)
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