The invention provides synthetic hercynite and a production method thereof. The synthetic hercynite can be sintered by using a tunnel at a large scale. The synthetic hercynite comprises the following chemical components: industrial aluminum oxide, iron oxide red, magnesium aluminate spinel, a high-carbon material, an additional binder and an out-spayed antioxidant coating. The production method of the synthetic hercynite comprises the following steps: burdening, premixing, mixing, molding, thermal treatment, spraying a billet surface, sintering and synthesizing, and inspecting. The characteristics that the Fe2<+> and Mg2<+> ions are similar in radius, the magnesium aluminate spinel and the hercynite have the same crystal structures are utilized, so as to generate solid solutions of two spinels, and stabilization of the hercynite is utilized. The obtained hercynite is high in purity, large in crystal size, and good in stability. Meanwhile, the dead space of a tunnel kiln is utilized, an energy source is saved, the production technology is simplified, the cost is reduced, and large-scale production can be achieved.