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Q-6.Why magnetite is also called
leading stone?
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Answer 1

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A Lodestone is a naturally occurring piece of magnetic iron oxide. ... The word lodestone comes from the use of pieces of ore from Norway and Sweden which were suspended and used as guiding or leading stone; the Saxon word Læden means "to lead".

Answer 2

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Lodestones are composed of magnetite, a mineral form of iron oxide. Like other types of magnetite, they are hard, black and shiny, but lodestones are special because they are naturally magnetised, thanks to the effects of lightning. Lodestone was well known to the ancients because it attracted iron.