Magnetite

Magnetite

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Uses
Ore of iron (100%) Masonry Stone crafting Construction
Location
Found in sedimentary layers as large clusters Found in metamorphic layers as small clusters Found in igneous intrusive layers as small clusters Found in igneous extrusive layers as small clusters
Properties
Material value 8☼ Fire-safe Magma-safe Melting point 12768 °U (m) Boiling point 14000 °U (m) Ignition point none (m) Solid density 5046 kg/m³ Specific heat 800 J/kg·K Color gray
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Magnetite is an ore of iron. It appears as large, oval-shaped clusters inside sedimentary layers and small clusters in metamorphic layers and igneous layers. 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, for sedimentary clusters anyways. While a vein might hold 100 tiles of ore, a cluster can contain around 750 -- this is offset somewhat by the 25% lower chance for a mined tile to drop an ore boulder, compared to vein stone, but the typical yield of the entire large cluster is still much higher.

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.

Magnetite.

Raws

[INORGANIC:MAGNETITE] [USE_MATERIAL_TEMPLATE:STONE_TEMPLATE] [STATE_NAME_ADJ:ALL_SOLID:magnetite][DISPLAY_COLOR:0:7:1][TILE:'~'] [ENVIRONMENT:SEDIMENTARY:CLUSTER:100] [ENVIRONMENT:METAMORPHIC:CLUSTER_SMALL:100] [ENVIRONMENT:IGNEOUS_INTRUSIVE:CLUSTER_SMALL:100] [ENVIRONMENT:IGNEOUS_EXTRUSIVE:CLUSTER_SMALL:100] [ITEM_SYMBOL:'*'] [METAL_ORE:IRON:100] [SOLID_DENSITY:5046] [MATERIAL_VALUE:8] [IS_STONE] [MELTING_POINT:12768] [STATE_COLOR:ALL_SOLID:GRAY]

V · T · E Stones
Sedimentary	Calcite · Chalk · Chert · Claystone · Conglomerate · Dolomite · Limestone · Mudstone · Rock salt · Sandstone · Shale · Siltstone
Igneous	Intrusive Diorite · Gabbro · Granite Extrusive 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
Other	Alunite · Anhydrite · Bauxite · Borax · Brimstone · Chromite · Cinnabar · Cobaltite · Cryolite · Graphite · Hornblende · Ilmenite · Jet · Kimberlite · Marcasite · Mica · Microcline · Olivine · Orpiment · Orthoclase · Periclase · Petrified wood · Pitchblende · Puddingstone · Pyrolusite · Realgar · Rutile · Saltpeter · Serpentine · Slade · Stibnite · Sylvite · Talc