The crystallization behavior and magnetic properties of 10Li(2)O-9MnO(2)-16Fe(2)O(3)-25CaO-5P(2)O(5)-35SiO(2) (10LFS) glass have been studied using differential thermal analysis (DTA), X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy-dispersive X-ray spectrometry (EDS), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and selected area electron diffraction (SAED) to observe the crystallization behavior and a superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) for measurements of the magnetic properties. The DTA shows that the 10LFS glass has one broad exothermic peak at approximately 674 degrees C and one sharp (the highest) exothermic peak at 764 degrees C. When the 10LFS glass crystallized at 850 degrees C for 4 h, the crystalline phases identified by XRD were lithium silicate (Li2SiO3), beta-wollastonite (beta-CaSiO3), lithium orthophosphate (Li3PO4), magnetite (FeFe2O4) and triphylite (Li(Mn0.5Fe0.5)PO4). The SEM surface analysis revealed that the beta-wollastonite and lithium silicate have a lath morphology. The TEM microstructure examination showed that the largest FeFe2O3 particles have a size of approximately 0.3 mu m. When the 10LFS glass was heat treated at 850 degrees C for 16 h and a magnetic field of 1000 Oe was applied, a very small remnant magnetic induction of 0.01 emu g(-1) and a coercive force of 50 Oe were obtained, which revealed an inverse spinet structure. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.