Magnetite

Item Description

Typically the Magnetite specimens from this locality are closely grown together, and this is a good example of said material. The best of these pieces are some of the finest quality crystals I've seen from virtually any world locality in this size range. The piece has decent quality, sharp, semi lustrous, black, metallic, "Alpine-type" octahedra on a very thin layer of minor matrix. The largest Magnetite crystal measures 1.2 cm across, which is good size for the locality. A little rough around the edges, but not bad for the species in general. 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, highly displayable small cabinet specimens as this one.