goethite

English

Etymology

From German Goethit, named for German polymath Johann Wolfgang von Goethe; by surface analysis, 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 and in mineral form is an ore.
    Hypernym: iron ore
    • 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 (1997–2025) “Goethite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • “goethite”, in Mindat.org‎[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2025.

French

Noun

goethite f (plural goethites)

  1. goethite
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