Magnetite is found throughout the Earth system and has many uses, explains Barbara Maher. It is a tracer of plate tectonic movements, a sub-cellular navigation aid and an economic resource, but also a pollutant.
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Maher, B. Ubiquitous magnetite. Nat. Geosci. 17, 7 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-023-01352-7
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