Mineralogical, chemical, and physical characteristics of iron ore
Magnetite (Fe 3 O 4) is a common iron ore mineral in iron ore deposits of metasedimentary and magmatic origin.Magnetite has an inverse spinel structure and is partly altered in near-surface environments to hematite or kenomagnetite (Waychunas, 1991).Hematite is commonly thought to form from oxidation of magnetite in the near …