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It is ferrite. Black, bridle and able to "conduct" a magnetic field that is rapidly changing in strength and direction with limited losses. If you'd use iron instead in this application it would get red hot in seconds.

You will find ferrite also in power supplies, replacing big heavy Transformers. Ferrite transformers can be much less heavy delivering the same power because they can be used at a higher frequency than the normal 50 or 60Hz.

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