AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Cuba > Magnetite |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 46316 |
Mineral: | Magnetite |
Locality: | Juragua Iron Co. Mines, Firmeza District, 14.5 km east of Santiago de Cuba, Oriente Province, Cuba |
Description: | Lustrous black octahedral magnetite crystals in planar aggregates of subparallel crystals. A rare mineral specimen from Cuba from the old mining district that opened in 1884. See: Bulletin of American Institute of Mining Engineers, October 1916. Ex. Willard Lawson Cumings (1874-1945) VP of Mining, Bethlehem Steel |
Overall Size: | 10x9x3 cm |
Crystals: | 2-5 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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