Difference between Lodestone and Loadstone

What is the difference between Lodestone and Loadstone?

Lodestone as a noun is a naturally occuring magnet. while Loadstone as a noun is iron oxide in the form of magnetite.

Lodestone

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A naturally occuring magnet. An obsolete term for the mineral magnetite.

Loadstone

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Iron oxide in the form of magnetite.A magnet made of magnetite.

We hope you now know whether to use Lodestone or Loadstone in your sentence.

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