4861 - Ludwigite

At-A-Glance

Country of Origin

Ocna de Fier
Romania

Photos

Essential Information

Specimen ID

4861

Mineral Name

Ludwigite

Chemical Formula

Mg2Fe+++BO5
Associated Minerals
Magnetite
Specimen Number
004

Massive dull black ludwigite with a band of metallic gray magnetite

Geographic Origin

Locality Nickname

Ocna de Fier (Vaskö-Moraviţa; Vaskö-Moravicza; Eisenstein), Romania

Locality Lat/Long

45, 21

Mining District

Ocna de Fier-Dognecea District
Historical Region Name
Banat
Original Attributed Locality
Banat
Moravicza
Geographic Features
Banat Mountains