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Hematite

UNB-2020-0053Minerals » Oxides

Description

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

Specifications

Object nameHematite
IDUNB-2020-0053
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

Publications

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