Magnesioferrite
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Magnesioferrite
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- Availability
- Sold
- Size
- 5 x 4.5 x 2 cm - Miniature
- Formula
- MgFe3+2O4 (RRUFF)
- Locality
- Vesuvius, Naples, Campania, Italy
A fabulous specimen of brilliant luster and modified octahedral crystals to 6mm. Many of the crystals display a cavernous growth habit. It is strongly magnetic with a black streak. The original labels called this Hematite, and it is definitely not. Vesuvius is the type locality for this member of the spinel group.
Type Locality
Magnesioferrite
- Formula
- MgFe3+2O4
- Crystal System
- Isometric
- Crystal Habit
- Crystalline - Fine, Massive - Granular
- Cleavage
- None, None, None
- Luster
- Metallic
- Color
- brownish black, black
- Streak
- dark red
- Class
- Isometric - Hexoctahedral
- Fracture
- Uneven
- Hardness
- 6-6.5
Data courtesy of Webmineral.
- Collection
- Phillips Collection
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- Type Locality
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