Magnetite is an iron oxide mineral.
Pronunciation: MAG•net•ite (accent on capitalized syllable)
Color: dark gray to black
Streak: black
Luster: metallic to submetallic
Diaphaneity: opaque
Hardness: 6
Specific gravity: 5.18
Other distinguishing properties: Magnetite is strongly magnetic.
Klein, C., and Hurlbut, C.S., Jr., 1999, Manual of Mineralogy (after James D. Dana) [21st edition, revised]: New York, John Wiley & Sons, 682 p.
Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History, The Photo Atlas of Minerals: nhm.org/pam/
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This web document was created in 2002 by Vince Cronin
