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Localities Map

Localities for Magnetite. Show all mapped localities.

Magnetite — Kiruna, Sweden Magnetite — Magnitogorsk (Magnitnaya), Russia Magnetite — Traversella, Italy Magnetite — Bancroft area, Canada Magnetite — Tilly Foster Mine, USA

5 mapped localities for Magnetite · approximate positions, famous for fine specimens.

MagnetiteKirunaSweden · Giant magnetite-apatite orebody — the town is literally being moved for the mine
MagnetiteMagnitogorsk (Magnitnaya)Russia · ‘Magnet Mountain’ — its ore famously deflected compass needles
MagnetiteTraversellaItaly · Classic sharp octahedral crystals
MagnetiteBancroft areaCanada · Well-known Canadian specimen locality
MagnetiteTilly Foster MineUSA · Historic source of fine crystallized magnetite