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THE oxidation of magnetite is a two-stage process. The final product of the second stage of oxidation is always α-Fe2O3 formed from residual magnetite, and/or from the product of the first stage of oxidation. During the first stage, several reactions are possible, according to the mode of formation and the characteristics of the magnetite1–3.
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COLOMBO, U., FAGHERAZZI, G., GAZZARRINI, F. et al. Mechanisms in the First Stage of Oxidation of Magnetites. Nature 202, 175–176 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1038/202175a0
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