Species: Magnetite
Locality: Huanggang Fe-Sn deposit, Hexigten Banner, Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia, China
Dimension: 8.7 x 6.1 x 3.6 cm, weight: 360 grams
Magnetites from the Huanggang Fe-Sn deposit are outstanding in both size and geometry. This lustrous group of three modified octahedral magnetite crystals of varying size are a wonderful example of this arguably best-of-species find!