Name: | Magnesioferrite Mfr |
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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