Magnetite
At a glance
- Type
- Mineral
- Group
- Oxide
- Crystal system
- Cubic
- Hardness
- Hard (5.5 to 7.5)
- Colour
- Black, Metallic
- Lustre
- Metallic
- Use
- Ore
- Difficulty in WildGuessr
- Medium
Did you know?
- Magnetite is the most strongly magnetic natural mineral, and pieces called lodestones were used in early compasses.
- Some bacteria make chains of tiny magnetite crystals that work like a compass needle.
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Classification, names and conservation status come from Wikidata (CC0), the photo from Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata Q181395 · All stones · All entries