Suspended magnetic lodestone on string.

5G10.16 • D+30+0

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Suspended magnetic lodestone on string. The magnetic 'lodestone' is a piece of iron ore that is partially magnetized. When hung on a string, the lodestone oscillates until its north-south axis aligns with the magnetic field of the earth. The ore is probably 'magnetite' (Fe3O4).

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