Magnesite
At a glance
- Type
- Mineral
- Group
- Carbonate
- Crystal system
- Trigonal
- Hardness
- Medium (3 to 5.5)
- Colour
- White, Grey
- Lustre
- Glassy
- Use
- Industry
- Difficulty in WildGuessr
- Hard
Did you know?
- Heated magnesite becomes magnesia, used to line steel furnaces because it withstands extreme heat.
- Magnesite forms when magnesium-rich rocks react with carbon dioxide, locking some of it in stone.
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Classification, names and conservation status come from Wikidata (CC0), the photo from Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata Q425450 · All stones · All entries