Name:

magnetite

A photo of the mineral magnetite

Class:

Oxide/Hydroxides

Chemistry:

Fe3O4 Iron Oxide

Color(s):

Metallic, opaque, Streak: black

Hardness:

5.5 - 6.5

SpecGrav:

5.2

Fracture:

conchoidal

Cleavage:

incomplete

Crystal:

Cubic (crystals are often octahedral)

Envronment:

it occurs in many igneous rocks and is the most abundant metal oxide

Association:

andradite,calcite

Locals:

| France, Germany | Norway | Finland | Brazil | Michigan, Utah/USA |

Misc:

The name comes from the the ancient name Magnesia, in Asia, an ancient region bordering on Macedonia. It is now in Turkey.

Photos
& Locals:

1.) Diamantina, Minas Gerias, Brazil

2.) Diamantina, Minas Gerias, Brazil

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