Loading
M: Magnetite
Aurelio Acevedo
Mineralogical and Geological Museum, Harvard University
Cambridge, MA, United States
Magnetite, also called lodestone, is a strongly magnetic iron ore. The ‘spikes’ radiating off it are formed from smaller bits of iron aligning themselves along the magnetic field this rock emits.
Show lessRead more
Details
- Title: M: Magnetite
- Creator: Aurelio Acevedo
- Location Created: Cambridge, Massachusetts
Get the app
Explore museums and play with Art Transfer, Pocket Galleries, Art Selfie, and more
Interested in Natural history?
Get updates with your personalized Culture Weekly
You are all set!
Your first Culture Weekly will arrive this week.