AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Pennsylvania > Magnetite |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 33332 |
Mineral: | Magnetite |
Locality: | French Creek Iron Mines, St. Peters, Chester County, Pennsylvania |
Description: | Large partial crystal of magnetite with octahedral crystal form with dodecahedral edge faces. The rear intersected an adjacent crystal resulting in a crystallized void. The matrix is byssolitic calcite with many small magnetite crystals. Highly magnetic. Ex. A. Lincoln Sherk II, MD. (1896-1970) |
Overall Size: | 3.5x3x3 cm |
Crystals: | 1-24 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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