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Name: Magnesioferrite
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IMA Chemistry: MgFe3+2O4
Chemistry Elements: The mineral Magnesioferrite contains elements:
Magnesium (Mg)
Iron (Fe)
Oxygen (O)
Country of Type Locality: Italy
Year First Published: 1859
IMA Status: Approved,Grandfathered
Status Notes: Originally named magnoferrit: Rammelsberg C (1859) Ueber den sogenannten octaëdrischen Eisenglanz vom Vesuv, und über die Bildung von Magneteisen durch Sublimation, Annalen der Physik und Chemie 107, 451-454
Structural Group Name: Spinel
Fleischer's Group Name: spinel
Crystal Systems: cubic
Oldest Known Age: 2070 Million Years Ago
Mohs Hardness: 6.25
Diaphaneity: 1.0
Specific Gravity: 4.6
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