Name:

hematite

A photo of the mineral hematite

Class:

Oxide/Hydroxides

Chemistry:

Fe2O3 Iron Oxide

Color(s):

gray-metallic, black, reddish-gray, reddish-brown

Hardness:

5.5 - 6.5

SpecGrav:

5.2 - 5.3

Fracture:

conchoidal

Cleavage:

none

Crystal:

Hexagonal (often botryoidal masses, thin needles, tabular) grows in a wide variety of forms

Envronment:

accessory mineral in many igneous and metamorphic rocks.

Association:

magnetite, pyrite, siderite,limonite,calcite,quartz

Locals:

| Great Lakes Region, Many Western States, USA | Canada | Italy | Brazil | Switzerland |

Misc:

It's name is taken from the Greek word "haima", for "blood". It is still sometimes referred to as "bloodstone" do to its red streak. It is often made into beads or jewelry as it polishes to good metallic gray finish.

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& Locals:

1.) Luna County, New Mexico
2.) Luna County, New Mexico
3.) Tracy Mine, Negaunee, Mich
4.) Sherwood Mine, Mich
5.) Sherwood Mine, Mich
6.) Minnesota
7.) Ibitiara Bahia, Brazil
8.) Ibitiara Bahia, Brazil

9.) Minas Gerais, Brazil
10.) Minas Gerais, Brazil
11.) Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais,Brazil
12.) Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais,Brazil
13.) Lechang, Guangdong Prov., China
14.) Lechang, Guangdong Prov., China
15.) Lechang, Guangdong Prov., China

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