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40d:Magnetite

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Magnetite
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Wikipedia article

Magnetite ore can be smelted at a smelter by a dwarf with the furnace operating labor activated to produce iron bars. It is, for all metalsmithing purposes, identical to hematite.

For some reason, magnetite triggers an alert every time a new vein is discovered.


Magnetite and real world geology

Although Magnetite seems to have no special properties at this time in Dwarf Fortress it is reasonable to assume that some have been contemplated. In real word geology magnetite is the most magnetic of all the naturally occurring minerals. For further reference see wikipedias article on Magnetite