Magnetite
specimen number:
4571827
location:
2500 level, ZCA #4 mine, Balmat, New York, USA
description:
From the early 1990s, lustrous black cubic crystals of magnetite averaging 1.0 cm in size embedded throughout this matrix. This is a very good display quality cabinet piece for this notable find. Cubic crystals of magnetite are very unusual, the species almost always as octahedrons. Slight micro-chipping present as seen.
Size: 15.0 x 9.5 x 5.0 cm (large-cabinet)
Collection: Catherine J. & Bruce Paul Gaber
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