Magnetite is one of the end members of the ulvospinel-magnetite solid solution series (Fig. 3.3) and is the most common magnetic mineral on Earth.Magnetite is a cubic mineral with inverse spinel structure. The disordering (Curie) temperature varies more or less linearly with Ti content from -150°C for ulvospinel to 580°C for magnetite (Fig. 3.4 a).
