Magnetite 101

Reference Links & More information on Magnetite and its uses

Magnetite

An ore of iron which is used in making steel, nails, kitchen appliances, furniture, tools, bridges, buildings, automobiles, construction equipment, manufacturing machinery, highway construction, shipbuilding, trains, railroads etc. Picture what life would be like without steel! Powdered iron is used in magnets; high-frequency cores; auto parts; and as a catalyst. Radioactive iron (iron 59) is used in medicine and as a tracer element in biochemical and metallurgical research. Iron blue is used in paints, printing inks, plastics, cosmetics and paper dyeing. Black iron oxide is used as a pigment and in polishing compounds, medicines and magnetic inks. Also see hematite.

Hematite

A primary ore of iron. Hematite is processed to produce iron which is used to make steel which, in turn, is used in everything from automobiles to flatware to the machinery used to make almost everything else we use. Many different minerals can be combined with iron in producing steel. Each provides a different set of valuable properties to the finished product. A familiar example is stainless steel. Steel is used in the manufacture of such things as kitchen appliances, furniture, tools, bridges, buildings, automobiles, construction equipment, manufacturing machinery, highway construction, shipbuilding, trains, railroads etc. Picture what life would be like without steel! Powdered iron is used in magnets, high-frequency cores, auto parts, and as a catalyst. Radioactive iron (iron 59) is used in medicine and as a tracer element in biochemical and metallurgical research. Iron blue is used in paints, printing inks, plastics, cosmetics, paper dyeing. Black iron oxide is used as a pigment and in polishing compounds, medicines and magnetic inks. The other primary ore of iron is magnetite.

Magnetite Reference Links

1. https://www.reference.com/science/uses-magnetite-c74968ee0c4b4bee#
2. https://www.reference.com/science/iron-extracted-earth-7df798ba77171fc7?qo=contentSimilarQuestions
3. http://mixcorp.com/index.php/education
4. http://mixcorp.com/index.php/education/magnetite-uses
5. http://phantomplastics.com/functional-fillers/magnetite/
6. https://www.technologyreview.com/s/510736/a-cleaner-way-to-use-coal/
7. http://www.rocksandminerals.com/uses.htm
8. https://smartech.gatech.edu/bitstream/handle/1853/7640/liong_silvia_200512_phd.pdf

Video

Here’s a little science fun with Magnetite courtesy of the Science Channel.