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a naturally occurring magnet – a piece of magnetite which will attract small pieces of iron and attract/repel other lodestones.

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Author: Keith

Former school and college science teacher, teacher educator, research supervisor, and research methods lecturer. Emeritus Professor of Science Education at the University of Cambridge.