Magnetite
specimen number:
4571730
location:
2500 ft level, ZCA #4 mine, Balmat, New York, USA
description:
A cluster of lustrous sharp black cubic magnetite crystals. Collected in the very early 1990s, these are some of the finest examples for this crystal habit for the species. Normally magnetite is seen as octahedral crystals.
Size: 2.7 x 2.0 x 1.0 cm (thumbnail)
Collection: Catherine J. & Bruce Paul Gaber
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