Magnetite
Posted by: Raymond McDougall on 07.05.2020 | Filed under:

Magnetite

 

Specimen # 200251
Mineral: Magnetite
Location: ZCA No. 4 Mine, Balmat, New York, USA
Size: 4.2 x 2.4 x 1.8 cm

 

Specimen # 200251
Mineral: Magnetite
Location: ZCA No. 4 Mine, Balmat, New York, USA
Size: 4.2 x 2.4 x 1.8 cm

Description

Detailed Description

From the classic 1991-92 find at Balmat New York, this is a gorgeous specimen of cubic magnetite. These are jet-black, lustrous metallic crystals with faces like black mirrors. The crystals from Balmat were typically dominant tetrahexahedron faces with minor cube faces – this specimen is unusual because the cube faces are dominant. In excellent condition, very minor natural contacts from the original enclosing matrix (anhydite-calcite-halite-talc). A superb magnetite specimen!

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