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No, lodestone, which is a form of the mineral magnetite, is denser than water so will not float. Its specific gravity is about 5.17.
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A rock that has magnetic properties is?
Lodestone is a rock that has magnetic properties.
How can you determined if a rock can float in water?
If a rock has many airbubbles in it, like volcanic rock has, it is possible for a rock to float. If a rock feels heavy in your hand, it propably will not float.
Where was lodestone rock founded?
The first literary reference to magnetism was the 4th century BCE in China.
Does obsidian rock float?
no
Can you make a rock float?
A rock could float if its density is less than that of water, as is the rock pumice, or if it is shaped in a manner that would displace an amount of water to sufficiently cause it to float when carefully placed in water.
Does a lodestone float?
No. If a rock floats it is most likely pumice.
What is the name of a rock?
Magnetic rock is called Lodestone.
A rock that has magnetic properties is?
Lodestone is a rock that has magnetic properties.
What is the name of a magnetic?
Magnetic rock is called Lodestone.
Where was lodestone discovered?
The magnetic rock lodestone was found in Magnesia, Anatolia. This is how the word 'magnet' was thought to have been created.
What is natural magnetic rock?
Lodestone is a magnetic rock that is largely composed of the mineral magnetite.
Was it possible for the viking leif ericson to use a magnetic compass on his voyages?
No. Magnetic compasses weren't invented yet. He probably used a lodestone, which is a magnetic rock hung on a string.
How can you determined if a rock can float in water?
If a rock has many airbubbles in it, like volcanic rock has, it is possible for a rock to float. If a rock feels heavy in your hand, it propably will not float.
What rock can actually float where does it come from?
Pumice is the only rock that will float. It is a volcanic rock.
What is magnet rocks?
a rock that has magnet paint on it and then it is magnetic
Are magnetic rocks known as lodestones?
Although Lodestone is a naturally occurring magnetic rock, not all magnetic rocks are known as lodestone, and it is only magnetized because of the magnetite mineral in it.
Where was lodestone rock founded?
The first literary reference to magnetism was the 4th century BCE in China.
