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Hematite | #Geology #GeologyPage Chemical Formula: Fe2O3 Locality: Matto Grosso, Brazil. Mesabi iron ore range, Minnesota, USA. Name Origin: From the Greek, haimatites, bloodlike in allusion to vivid red color of the powder. Hematite, also spelled as haematite, is the mineral form of iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3), one of several iron oxides. Hematite crystallizes in the rhombohedral lattice system, and it has the same crystal structure as ilmenite and corundum. Read more : geologypage/2014/04/hematite.html Geology Page geologypage
Posted on: Thu, 11 Dec 2014 14:00:01 +0000

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