Magnetic powder and bonded magnet

A magnetic powder comprising:

• an alloy composition represented by the formula Rx(Fe1-yCoy)100-x-zBz(where R is at least one rare-earth element selected from the group consisting of La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Pm, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Lu, and misch metal, x is 10-15 at %, y is 0-0.30, and z is 4-10 at %),
• wherein the magnetic powder includes particles each of which is formed with a number of ridges or recesses on at least a part of a surface thereof and arranged parallel with each other to have an average pitch of 2.2-47.5 μm;
• the magnetic powder is mainly constituted from a R2TM14B phase (where TM is at least one transition metal) which is a hard magnetic phase;
• a volume ratio of the volume of the R2TM14B phase with respect to the total volume of the magnetic powder is equal to or greater than 80%;
• and
• an average crystal grain size of the R2TM14B phase is equal to or less than 500 nm.