AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Italy > Magnesioferrite and Hematite |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 37138 |
Mineral: | Magnesioferrite and Hematite |
Locality: | Monte Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Napoli, Campania, Italy (Type Locality for Magnesioferrite) |
Description: | Lustrous crystals of black hematite intergrown with black magnesioferrite. The specimen is strongly magnetic (proof of the presence of magnesioferrite). Collected in 1883 |
Overall Size: | 25x15x4 mm |
Crystals: | .2-3 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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