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Magnetite (rare cubic and tetrahexahedral crystal form) from ZCA Mine No. 4, Fowler Ore Body, 2500' Level, Balmat, St. Lawrence County, New York

 
Magnetite (rare cubic and tetrahexahedral crystal form) from ZCA Mine No. 4, Fowler Ore Body, 2500' Level, Balmat, St. Lawrence County, New York

Magnetite (rare cubic and tetrahexahedral crystal form) from ZCA Mine No. 4, Fowler Ore Body, 2500' Level, Balmat, St. Lawrence County, New York

Magnetite (rare cubic and tetrahexahedral crystal form) from ZCA Mine No. 4, Fowler Ore Body, 2500' Level, Balmat, St. Lawrence County, New York

Magnetite (rare cubic and tetrahexahedral crystal form) from ZCA Mine No. 4, Fowler Ore Body, 2500' Level, Balmat, St. Lawrence County, New York

DESCRIPTION:No. 54795
Mineral:Magnetite (rare cubic and tetrahexahedral crystal form)
Locality:ZCA Mine No. 4, Fowler Ore Body, 2500' Level, Balmat, St. Lawrence County, New York
Description:Complex cluster of many lustrous black magnetite crystals with rare cubic and tetrahexahedral form (magnetite is commonly octahedral). See: Cubic and Tetrahexahedral Magnetite in May-June 2008 Rocks and Minerals.
Overall Size:3.5x3x2.5 cm
Crystals:1-16 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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