[Subject] Provide a substitutional ε
iron oxide magnetic particle
powder and a method for producing a substitutional ε
iron oxide magnetic particle
powder, wherein a portion of the Fe sites of ε-Fe2O3 are replaced with other
metal elements and the content of non-magnetic α-type iron-based oxides is reduced. [Solution] After neutralizing an acidic
aqueous solution containing trivalent iron ions and ions of metals to replace a portion of the Fe sites to a pH of 2.0 or higher and 7.0 or lower, a
silicon compound having a hydrolyzable group is added to a dispersion containing the generated oxyhydroxide containing the replacing
metal element or a mixture containing oxyhydroxide and the
hydroxide of the replacing
metal element, and then the dispersion is neutralized to a pH of 8.0 or higher, maintained and aged, and the
chemical reaction product of the
silicon compound is coated on the oxyhydroxide containing the replacing metal element or the mixture of oxyhydroxide and the
hydroxide of the replacing metal element and heated, thereby obtaining a substitutional ε
iron oxide magnetic particle
powder with a reduced content of α-type iron-based oxides.