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Maghemite: Applications, Occurrence & Electronic structure

Maghemite (Fe2O3, γ-Fe2O3) is a member of the family of iron oxides. It has the same formula as hematite, but the same spinel ferrite structure as magnetite (Fe3O4) and is also ferrimagnetic. It is sometimes spelled as "maghaemite".

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Maghemite topic overview

The analysis highlights Applications, Occurrence and Electronic structure as prominent areas in the source structure around Maghemite.

Related topics
34
Source areas
6
Connected nodes
40
Extracted relationships
32
Concept neighborhoods
17
Bridge connections
40

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Occurrence · 17 topics
Overview · 7 topics
Applications · 3 topics
Electronic structure · 3 topics
As pollutant · 2 topics
Cation distribution · 2 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

Category
Oxide minerals
Cleavage
None
Color
Brown, bluish black; brown to yellow in transmitted light; white to bluish gray in reflected light.
Crystal class
Gyroidal (432) (same H-M symbol)
Crystal habit
Rarely as minute octahedral crystals, or acicular overgrowths; commonly as coatings on or replacements of magnetite; massive.
Crystal system
Cubic with a tetragonal supercell

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

Occurrence

Cation distribution

Electronic structure

Applications

As pollutant

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How Maghemite connects Entity context

The extracted context around Maghemite shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, Maghemite → California, II, Iron Mountain Mine, It, Leonora, Redding, Shasta County, The, Western Australia Another extracted example is Maghemite → It, London Underground, The. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

Maghemite

Top relations

related to Occurrence · 9
Maghemite → California, II, Iron Mountain Mine, It, Leonora, Redding, Shasta County, The, Western Australia
related to As pollutant · 3
Maghemite → It, London Underground, The
Category · 1
Maghemite → Oxide minerals
Cleavage · 1
Maghemite → None
Color · 1
Maghemite → Brown, bluish black; brown to yellow in transmitted light; white to bluish gray in reflected light.
Crystal class · 1
Maghemite → Gyroidal (432) (same H-M symbol)
Crystal habit · 1
Maghemite → Rarely as minute octahedral crystals, or acicular overgrowths; commonly as coatings on or replacements of magnetite; massive.
Crystal system · 1
Maghemite → Cubic with a tetragonal supercell
Diaphaneity · 1
Maghemite → Opaque, transparent in thin fragments
Formula · 1
Maghemite → γ-Fe2O3

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

magnetite formula iron brown octahedral crystal also left structure ferrimagnetic minerals γ-fe2o3 hematite references particles fe ii iii occurrence distribution

Maghemite relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 32 structured relationships around Maghemite. Examples in this analysis include Maghemite → Category → Oxide minerals and Maghemite → Cleavage → None. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
MaghemiteCategoryOxide minerals1.00infobox
MaghemiteCleavageNone1.00infobox
MaghemiteColorBrown, bluish black; brown to yellow in transmitted light; white to bluish gray in reflected light.1.00infobox
MaghemiteCrystal classGyroidal (432) (same H-M symbol)1.00infobox
MaghemiteCrystal habitRarely as minute octahedral crystals, or acicular overgrowths; commonly as coatings on or replacements of magnetite; massive.1.00infobox
MaghemiteCrystal systemCubic with a tetragonal supercell1.00infobox
MaghemiteDiaphaneityOpaque, transparent in thin fragments1.00infobox
MaghemiteFormulaγ-Fe2O31.00infobox
MaghemiteFractureSubconchoidal1.00infobox
MaghemiteIMA symbolMgh1.00infobox
MaghemiteLusterDull1.00infobox
MaghemiteMohs scale hardness51.00infobox
MaghemiteOptical propertiesIsotropic1.00infobox
MaghemiteOther characteristicsStrongly magnetic1.00infobox
MaghemiteSpace groupP4132, P43321.00infobox
MaghemiteSpecific gravity4.860 (calculated)1.00infobox
MaghemiteStreakBrown1.00infobox
MaghemiteStrunz classification4.BB.151.00infobox
MaghemiteUnit cella = 8.33 Å; Z = 8 or a = 8.35 Å c = 24.99 Å; Z = 8 for tetragonal supercell1.00infobox

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around Maghemite bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Iron, Magnetite and High. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • Maghemite
    • Iron
    • Magnetite
    • High
    • Ii
    • Magnetic
    • Oxidation
    • Family
    • Member
    • Oxides
    • Electronic
    • Fe
    • Ferrimagnetic
  • maghemite
    • Iron
    • Magnetite
    • High
    • Ii
    • Magnetic
    • Oxidation
    • Family
    • Member
    • Oxides
    • Electronic
    • Fe
    • Ferrimagnetic
  • formula
    • Left
    • Structure
    • Ferrite
    • Mw-parser-output
    • Spinel
    • Distribution
    • Electronic
    • Fe
    • Ferrimagnetic
    • Hematite
    • Ii
    • Iii
  • crystal
    • Distribution
    • Octahedral
    • Crystals
    • Electronic
    • Fe
    • Iii
    • Occurrence
    • References
    • Structure
    • System
    • White
    • Yellow
  • iron oxides
    • Γ-fe2o3
    • Form
    • Maghemite
    • Also
    • Minerals
    • Member
    • Oxides
    • Ii
    • Lepidocrocite
    • Magnetic
    • Occurrence
    • Oxidation
  • iron mountain mine
    • Form
    • Maghemite
    • Also
    • Minerals
    • Member
    • Oxides
    • Ii
    • Lepidocrocite
    • Magnetic
    • Occurrence
    • Oxidation
    • Particularly
  • electronic structure
    • Ferrimagnetic
    • High
    • Magnetic
    • Occurrence
    • Pigment
    • References
    • Structure
    • System
    • White
    • Yellow
    • Γ-fe2o3
    • Crystal
  • magnetite
    • Ii
    • Left
    • Oxidation
    • Octahedral
    • Mw-parser-output
    • Spinel
    • Crystals
    • Fe
    • Iii
    • Lepidocrocite
    • Magnetic
    • References

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For Maghemite, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Maghemite with Occurrence. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
MaghemiteOccurrence · splits 23 ⟂ 18
MaghemiteOverview · splits 33 ⟂ 8
MaghemiteElectronic structure · splits 37 ⟂ 4
MaghemiteApplications · splits 37 ⟂ 4
MaghemiteCation distribution · splits 38 ⟂ 3
MaghemiteAs pollutant · splits 38 ⟂ 3

Map overview Semantic statistics

Maghemite

Nodes41
Edges40
Triples32
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.04878
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around Maghemite to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as Applications, Occurrence & Electronic structure, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — Maghemite · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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