Lodestone is the first known pieces of magnets, an ore of iron oxide (Fe 3 O 4 ) found in large quantities in Magnesia, in Asia Minor. This ore was found to possess two properties 1. It attracts small pieces of iron, and 2. It sets itself along a definite direction when it is suspended freely.

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Lodestone is the first known pieces of magnets, an ore of iron oxide (Fe₃O₄) found in large quantities in Magnesia, in Asia Minor.

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