goethite

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡœtaɪt/, /ˈɡoʊθaɪt/

Noun

goethite (countable and uncountable, plural goethites)

  1. (mineralogy) An iron oxyhydroxide that is the main constituent of rust.
    • 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
  • hydrogoethite

Translations

Further reading
  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Goethite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • “goethite”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.

French

Noun

goethite f (plural goethites)

  1. goethite
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