Magnetite is a mineral and one of the main iron ores, with the chemical formula Fe2+Fe3+2O4. It is one of the oxides of iron, and is ferrimagnetic; it is attracted to a magnet and can be magnetized to
Kediet ej Jill
…1952. The mines are connected to Nouadhibou on the Atlantic coast by a 700 km railway. The mountain appears bluish because of the high concentration of magnetite, an iron ore and naturally magnetic. Owing to its inherent magnetic properties, the mountain disrupts navigational compasses. Similar magnetic fields…
Magnetite from Bolivia
Magnetite is one of the very few minerals that is ferrimagnetic; it is attracted by a magnet as shown here
Magnetite and other heavy minerals (dark) in quartz beach sand (Chennai, India)
Octahedral crystals of magnetite up to 1.8 cm across, on cream colored feldspar crystals, locality: Cerro Huañaquino, Potosí Department, Bolivia