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Jacobsite is a manganese iron oxide mineral. It is in the spinel group and forms a solid solution series with magnetite. The chemical formula is (Mn,Mg)Fe2O4 or with oxidation states and substitutions: (Mn2+,Fe2+,Mg)(Fe3+,Mn3+)2O4. thumb|left|Jacobsite, N'Chwaning Mines, Kuruman, Kalahari manganese fields, [[Northern Cape Province, South Africa. Size 3.8 x 3.5 x 3.2 cm]]

Key facts

Mineral.name
Jacobsite
Mineral.category
Oxide minerals Spinel group Spinel structural group
Mineral.image
Jacobsite-cktsr-15a.jpg
Mineral.imagesize
260px
Mineral.formula
iron(II,III) manganese oxide, (Mn,Mg)Fe2O4
Mineral.IMAsymbol
Jcb
Mineral.strunz
4.BB.05
Mineral.system
Isometric
Mineral.class
Hexoctahedral (mm) H-M symbol: (4/m 2/m)
Mineral.symmetry
Fdm (no. 227)
Mineral.unit cell
a = 8.457 Å; Z = 8
Mineral.color
Black to brownish black
Mineral.habit
Disseminated to massive, rarely as octahedral crystals
Mineral.twinning
Spinel law, flattened on {111} or lamellar
Mineral.cleavage
{111}, probably a parting
Mineral.fracture
Conchoidal
Mineral.mohs
5.5–6.5
Mineral.luster
Metallic

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Wikidata facts

Subclass of
oxyspinel group
Image
Jacobsite-cktsr-15a.jpg
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Nickel-Strunz 9th edition (updated 2009)
4.BB.05
IMA Mineral Symbol
Jcb
chemical formula
Mn²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄
Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of (9th ed/ 2009 update)
4.BB.05
Commons category
Jacobsite
crystal system
cubic crystal system
Strunz 8th edition (series ID, updated)
IV/B.01b
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