magnesioferrite

English

Etymology

magnesio- +‎ ferrite

Noun

magnesioferrite (uncountable)

(mineralogy) A magnesium iron oxide mineral, a member of the magnetite series of spinels, which forms black metallic octahedral crystals.

Further reading

“Magnesioferrite” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.
“magnesioferrite”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, accessed 29 August 2016.

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