Magnetita
Magnetita is a mineral with formula Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄, in the Óxidos group. This specimen comes from Mina Milucha, Burguillos del Cerro, Badajoz, Extremadura, España.
Description
Little cluster of dodecahedral magnetite's crystals
About Magnetita
Magnetite is the great magnetic iron oxide: Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄ Before it was even understood as a mineral, it was already technology: naturally magnetized pieces of magnetite—lodestones—made the first compasses possible. A mineral that literally taught us how to find our way.
About the locality
Located in Burguillos del Cerro (Badajoz), the Monchi Mine is a former iron deposit with an exceptional skarn geology. Beyond its extraordinary wealth of rare minerals—such as vonsenite and löllingite—the site is currently protected as a Site of Scientific Interest to safeguard the vital bat colonies that now inhabit its tunnels.
Technical data
- Catalogue No.
- 0651
- Composition
- Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄
- Name
- Magnetita
- Group
- Óxidos
- Mine
- Mina Milucha
- District / Municipality
- Burguillos del Cerro
- Province
- Badajoz
- Region
- Extremadura
- Country
- España
- Ex-collection
- M. Vicente Alfageme
- Etymology
- From Magnesia, a region long time associate to the capacity of their stones to attract iron
- Quality
- Buena
- Value trend
- Estable
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