Magnetite

Item Description

Typically the Magnetite specimens from this locality are closely grown together, but this piece has a bit of isolation between the crystals. These are also some of the finest quality Magnetite crystals I've seen from any locality in Bolivia. The piece has attrctive good size, sharp, semi lustrous, metallic, black, "Alpine-type" octahedra associated with tan/cream colored Feldspar crystals on matrix. The largest Magnetite crystal measures 1.4 cm across, which is good size for the locality. This is one of the better quality specimens of this material that I've seen from this locality, and despite some damage, it's a fairly attractive overall piece. Keep in mind, that there are no other localities producing Magnetites of this quality today, and there are few localities in the world that have ever produced Magnetite like this. Though this species is well known to collectors, it is remarkably difficult to obtain such well crystallized, displayable miniature sized specimens such as this one.