goethite

English

Etymology

Named for German polymath Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, +‎ -ite.

Noun

goethite (countable and uncountable, plural goethites)

  1. (mineralogy) 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.

Derived terms
  • hydrogoethite

Translations

Further reading
  • “Goethite” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.
  • “goethite”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, accessed 29 August 2016.

French

Noun

goethite f (plural goethites)

  1. goethite
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