This is a neodymium magnet with a diameter of 12mm. What sets it apart from other neodymium magnets is its coating. The magnet is coated with black nickel, which has a charcoal or bronze glossy appearance. Adding black dye during the final nickel plating process of triple nickel-copper-black nickel, it is not completely black like the epoxy coating and still shiny, much like a normal nickel-plated magnet...