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Hematite

UNB-2020-0024Minerals » Oxides

Description

Original Description: *Incomplete. Hematite (Fe2O3) can be steel-grey, red, reddish brown or black in colour. Lustre is metallic and streak can be dark red, cherry-red or brownish red. Hardness is 5 to 6. Hematite usually occurs as thin to thick tabular crystals that can be subparallel growth or rosettes. Hematite can also be compact, granular, radiated, reniform, botryoidal, columnar, micaceous (Specular Hematite) or earthy (Red Ocher).

Specifications

Object nameHematite
IDUNB-2020-0024
Legal statusPermanent collection
CategoryMineral
Classification
Mineral group:
Oxides
Composition
  • Cu2O
  • Al2O3
  • CeO2
  • SnO2
  • TiO2
  • Fe3O4
  • FeO(OH)
  • FeTiO3
  • (Y,REE)NbO4
  • ZnFe2O4
  • Fe2O3
  • FeCr2O4
  • FeO
  • CuO
  • Ta2O5
  • (Fe,Mn)(Ta,Nb)2O6
  • MgAl2O4
  • TiO2
  • (Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10
  • MnO2
  • CaTiO3
  • MgO
  • FeO(OH)·nH2O
  • Al2O3
  • CaO
OriginUnknown
Pieces1
PartialNo
Measurements
  • 4cm x 2cm x 0.5cm

Map of Origin

Publications

  • Chesterman, C.W.1979. Audubon Society, Field Guide to North American Rocks and Minerals. Knopf.