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Magnetite

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Uses
Ore of iron (100%) Masonry Stone crafting Construction
Location
Found in sedimentary layers as large clusters
Properties
Material value 8 Magma safe Melting point 12768 (m) Boiling point 14000 (m) Ignition point none (m) Solid density 5046 Specific heat 800
Contains
Native platinum (veins)
Wikipedia article

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Magnetite is an ore of iron. It appears as large, oval-shaped clusters. A magnetite cluster may sometimes contain veins of native platinum, which can continue outside of the cluster itself.

In terms of metalsmithing, magnetite is identical to hematite and limonite. However, magnetite is distinguished by the extreme size of each deposit compared to the other iron ores - while a vein might hold 100 ore, a cluster can contain around 750.

In the real world

Magnetite is the most magnetic of all the naturally occurring minerals. It is often found in the form of black sand.

Raws

[INORGANIC:MAGNETITE] [USE_MATERIAL_TEMPLATE:STONE_TEMPLATE] [STATE_NAME_ADJ:ALL_SOLID:magnetite][DISPLAY_COLOR:0:7:1][TILE:'~'] [ENVIRONMENT:SEDIMENTARY:CLUSTER:100] [ITEM_SYMBOL:'*'] [METAL_ORE:IRON:100] [SOLID_DENSITY:5046] [MATERIAL_VALUE:8] [IS_STONE] [MELTING_POINT:12768] to actually get chromium, have to heat 'in the presence of aluminum or silicon' might use in stainless steel making, but not sure how that should work

Stones
Sedimentary	Calcite • Chalk • Chert • Claystone • Conglomerate • Dolomite • Limestone • Mudstone • Rock salt • Sandstone • Shale • Siltstone
Igneous I.	Diorite • Gabbro • Granite
Igneous E.	Andesite • Basalt • Dacite • Obsidian • Rhyolite
Metamorphic	Gneiss • Marble • Phyllite • Quartzite • Schist • Slate
Ore	Adamantine, raw • Aluminum, native • Bismuthinite • Cassiterite • Copper, native • Galena • Garnierite • Gold, native • Hematite • Horn silver • Limonite • Magnetite • Malachite • Platinum, native • Silver, native • Sphalerite • Tetrahedrite
Economic	Alabaster • Bituminous coal • Calcite • Gypsum • Kaolinite • Lignite • Satinspar • Selenite
Unique	Graphite • Kimberlite
Other	Alunite • Anhydrite • Bauxite • Borax • Brimstone • Chromite • Cinnabar • Cobaltite • Cryolite • Hornblende • Ilmenite • Jet • Marcasite • Mica • Microcline • Olivine • Orpiment • Orthoclase • Periclase • Petrified wood • Pitchblende • Puddingstone • Pyrolusite • Realgar • Rutile • Saltpeter • Serpentine • Stibnite • Sylvite • Talc