Titanium-bearing Magnetite

Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
Also known as
  • Mogensenite
  • Ti-magnetite
  • Titanian Magnetite
  • +5 more
Variety of
Magnetite
MagnetiteFe2+Fe3+2O4

Where it forms, where it's found

681recorded occurrences
Source · OpenStreetMap

Chemical composition

Constituent elements
Mass composition breakdown
ElementAtoms At. mass g/mol Mass g/molMass share
26FeIronIron355.845167.535
51.19%
22TiTitaniumTitanium247.86795.734
29.25%
8OOxygenOxygen415.99963.996
19.56%
Total327.265100.00%

Mass share = atoms × atomic mass ÷ molar mass × 100

From Mindat formula

Synonyms

  • Mogensenite
  • Ti-magnetite
  • Titanian Magnetite
  • Titaniferous Magnetite
  • Titanmagnetite
  • Titanomagnetit
  • Titanomagnetita
  • Titanomagnetite

Group, growth & confusion

Often grow together
1 mineral

Literature, links & citation

Citations
  1. 1944Palache, Charles, Berman, Harry, Frondel, Clifford (1944) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 1 - Elements, Sulfides, Sulfosalts, Oxides. John Wiley and Sons, New York.
  2. 1965Wilkinson, J. F. G. (1965) Titanomagnetites from a differentiation sequence, analcime-olivine theralite to analcime-tinguaite. Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society, 34 (268). 528-541 doi:10.1180/minmag.1965.034.268.46DOI: 10.1180/minmag.1965.034.268.46
  3. 1976Halfen, B. (1976) Difference in spectral reflectivity between grains of homogeneous and exsolved titanomagnetite. Mineralogical Magazine, 40 (316) 843-851 doi:10.1180/minmag.1976.040.316.04 DOI: 10.1180/minmag.1976.040.316.04
  4. 1982Aragón, Ricardo, McCallister, Robert H. (1982) Phase and point defect equilibria in the titanomagnetite solid solution. Physics and Chemistry of Minerals, 8 (3) 112-120 doi:10.1007/bf00311281DOI: 10.1007/bf00311281
  5. 1984Wechsler, Barry A., Lindsley, Donald H., Prewitt, Charles T. (1984) Crystal structure and cation distribution in titanomagnetites (Fe3-xTixO4) American Mineralogist, 69 (7-8) 754-770
Cite this entry
@misc{mineral2026,
  author    = {Mineral Index editorial board},
  title     = {Titanium-bearing Magnetite — Mineral Index},
  year      = {2026},
  url       = {https://mineralindex.org/minerals/titanium-bearing-magnetite-3978},
  note      = {Accessed 2026-05-11}
}