Magnesioferrite Mineral Data

General Magnesioferrite Information

Chemical Formula:

MgFe+++2O4

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 200.00 gm

Magnesium 12.15 % Mg 20.15 % MgO

Iron 55.85 % Fe 79.85 % Fe₂O₃

Oxygen 32.00 % O

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

MgFe³⁺₂O₄

Environment:

Contact metasomatic.

IMA Status:

Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1859

Locality:

Vesuvius and Stromboli, Italy. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named after its chemical composition of magnesium and ferric iron.

Name Pronunciation:

Magnesioferrite

Synonym:

Ceylonite

ICSD 49551

Iron-Magnesia Spinel

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Pleonaste

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Magnesioferrite Diopside

Comments: Very dark brown Magnesioferrite Pleonaste (Iron-Magnesium spinel) with cream colored Calcite and gray green diopside.
Location: Aldan, Gon River, Russia. Scale: 6 x 4.5 cm.
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Magnesioferrite Bromellite

Comments: A micro, water color, hexagonal or barrel shaped crystal of white bromellite to about 0.3 mm on yellowish calcite with associated black magnesioferrite.
Location: Langban, Varmland, Sweden. Scale: 18x9x10mm.
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Magnesioferrite Crystallography

Cell Dimensions:

a = 8.366, Z = 8; V = 585.54 Den(Calc)= 4.54

Crystal System:

Isometric - HexoctahedralH-M Symbol (4/m 3 2/m) Space Group: F d3m

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By Intensity(I/I_o): 2.525(1), 2.96(0.4), 1.481(0.35),

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O Neill H St C , Annersten H , Virgo D , American Mineralogist , 77 (1992) p.725-740, The temperature dependence of the cation distribution in magnesioferrite, (MgFe2O4) from powder XRD structural refinements and Mossbauer spectroscopy, batch 1, anneal T = 400 C using Rietveld method

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Physical Properties of Magnesioferrite

Cleavage:

None

Color:

Brownish black, Black.

Density:

4.6 - 4.7, Average = 4.65

Diaphaneity:

Opaque

Fracture:

Uneven - Flat surfaces (not cleavage) fractured in an uneven pattern.

Habit:

Crystalline - Fine - Occurs as well-formed fine sized crystals.

Habit:

Massive - Granular - Common texture observed in granite and other igneous rock.

Hardness:

6-6.5 - Orthoclase-Pyrite

Luminescence:

Non-fluorescent.

Luster:

Metallic

Streak:

dark red

Optical Properties of Magnesioferrite

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= -0.017 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= -0.042 (Good) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.304,KPDmeas= 0.2968,KC= 0.2918
Ncalc = 2.32 - 2.37

Optical Data:

Isotropic, n=2.38.

RL Color:

Gray with red internal reflections.

Reflectivity

**Standardized Intensity (100%) Reflection Spectra of Magnesioferrite in Air**
λ	R	∑ R(λ)
470 nm	18.90
546 nm	18.50
589 nm	18.30
650 nm	17.50

**Calculated Relative Intensity Colors of Magnesioferrite in Air**
Relative Intensity	0%	50%	100%	150%	200%	250%	300%	350%	400%	450%	490%
R

Calculated Properties of Magnesioferrite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=4.46 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Magnesioferrite =4.65 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.02
Boson Index = 0.98

Photoelectric:

PE_{Magnesioferrite}= 17.20 barns/electron
U=PE_{Magnesioferrite} x rElectron Density= 76.78 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Magnesioferrite is Not Radioactive

Magnesioferrite Classification

Dana Class:

07.02.02.01 (07)Multiple Oxides

(07.02)(A+ B++)2 X4 Spinel group

(07.02.02)(Iron subgroup)

07.02.02.01 Magnesioferrite MgFe2O4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

07.02.02.02 Jacobsite (Mn,Fe,Mg)(Fe,Mn)2O4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

07.02.02.03 Magnetite FeFe2O4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

07.02.02.04 Franklinite (Zn,Mn,Fe)(Fe,Mn)2O4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

07.02.02.05 Trevorite NiFe2O4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

07.02.02.06 Cuprospinel (Cu,Mg)Fe2O4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

07.02.02.07 Brunogeierite (Ge,Fe)Fe2O4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

Strunz Class:

04.BB.05 04 - OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodate

04.B - Metal:Oxygen = 3:4 and similar

04.BB -With only medium-sized cations

04.BB.05 Cochromite (Co,Ni,Fe)(Cr,Al)2O4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

04.BB.05 Filipstadite (Mn,Mg)4SbFeO8 pseudo ISO 2/m 2/m 2/m

04.BB.05 Magnetite FeFe2O4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

04.BB.05 Gahnite ZnAl2O4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

04.BB.05 Chromite FeCr2O4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

04.BB.05 Galaxite (Mn,Mg)(Al,Fe)2O4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

04.BB.05 Cuprospinel (Cu,Mg)Fe2O4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

04.BB.05 Donathite? (Fe,Mg)(Cr,Fe)2O4 P 4/nnm 4/m 2/m 2/m

04.BB.05 Brunogeierite (Ge,Fe)Fe2O4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

04.BB.05 Coulsonite FeV2O4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

04.BB.05 Hercynite FeAl2O4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

04.BB.05 Franklinite (Zn,Mn,Fe)(Fe,Mn)2O4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

04.BB.05 Jacobsite (Mn,Fe,Mg)(Fe,Mn)2O4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

04.BB.05 Magnesiochromite MgCr2O4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

04.BB.05 Magnesioferrite MgFe2O4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

04.BB.05 Magnesiocoulsonite MgV2O4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

04.BB.05 Manganochromite (Mn,Fe)(Cr,V)2O4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

04.BB.05 Qandilite (Mg,Fe)2(Ti,Fe,Al)O4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

04.BB.05 Nichromite (Ni,Co,Fe)(Cr,Fe,Al)2O4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

04.BB.05 Spinel MgAl2O4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

04.BB.05 Ulvospinel TiFe2O4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

04.BB.05 Zincochromite ZnCr2O4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

04.BB.05 Trevorite NiFe2O4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

04.BB.05 Vuorelainenite (Mn,Fe)(V,Cr)2O4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

Other Magnesioferrite Information

References:

NAME( Duda&Rejl90) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic3)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Magnesioferrite :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - EUROmin Project
4 - Ecole des Mines de Paris
5 - GeoScienceWorld
6 - Google Images
7 - Google Scholar
8 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm)
9 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA)
10 - MinDAT
11 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
12 - Online Mineral Museum
13 - QUT Mineral Atlas
14 - Ruff.Info
15 - Scandinavian mineral gallery
16 - University of Colorado - Mineral Structure Data
17 - WWW-MINCRYST

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Magnesioferrite

MgFe+++2O4
Dana No: 07.02.02.01 Strunz No: 04.BB.05
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