| Name: | Magnetite Mag |
| Specimens in Collection: |  #169: Magnetite / Epidote Khogyani, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan  #372: Magnetite var. Lodestone Clear Creek Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA |
| IMA Chemistry: | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Magnetite contains elements: Iron (Fe) Oxygen (O) |
| Country of Type Locality: | ? |
| Year First Published: | 1789 |
| IMA Status: | Approved,Grandfathered |
| Status Notes: | Hoffmann C A S (1789) Mineralsystem des Herrn Inspektor Werners mit dessen erlaubnis herausgegeben von C A S Hoffmann. 131) Magnetischer=Eisenstein, Bergmannisches Journal 1, 369-398 Haidinger W (1845) Zweite Klasse: Geogenide. XI. Ordnung, Erze. X. Eisennerz. Magnetit., in Handbuch der Bestimmenden Mineralogie, Bei Braumüller and Seidel (Wien) 546-555 |
| Structural Group Name: | Spinel |
| Fleischer's Group Name: | spinel |
| Crystal Systems: | cubic |
| Oldest Known Age: | 4700 Million Years Ago |
| Mohs Hardness: | 6.0 |
| Diaphaneity: | 1.0 |
| Specific Gravity: | 5.175 |
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