Magnetite (fine quality)

Item Description

Typically the Magnetite specimens from this locality are closely grown together, but this piece actually has a bit of isolation between the crytals, which is not common. The piece hosts fine, good size, sharp, very lustrous, metallic, black, "Alpine-type" octahedra with cream colored Feldspar on matrix. The largest Magnetite crystal measures 1.2 cm across, which is good size for the locality. This is one of the better quality specimens of this material that I've offered from this locality in a while, and despite a tiny bit of damage, it is an 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.