lodestonenoun [ C or U ]
uk/ˈləʊd.stəʊn/us/ˈloʊd.stoʊn/(a piece of) rock that contains a lot of iron and can therefore be used as a magnet (= an object that pulls metal objects towards it)
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Geology: types of rock
- alabaster
- basalt
- basaltic
- bedrock
- bioclastic
- boulder
- carboniferous
- chalk
- clastic
- conglomerate
- cryolite
- flinty
- gneiss
- gypsum
- haematite
- lava
- quartz
- schist
- sedimentary
- slate
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