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Hematite

Published on Nov 19, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

HEMATITE

  • Hematites chemical formula is Fe203
  • The colors that hematite can come with is black, gray, silver, brown, rust, reddish brown, and red
  • Mineral group of hematite is the hematite group or oxides
  • Hematite has a streak color like a red brown to a nice rusty red.
  • Hardness of hematite is about 5-6 (hard) in most varieties.
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HEMATITE

  • Hematite has a luster of a wide range from splendent metallic.
  • The hematite specific gravity is about 5.3 ( feels a good average of weight for a metallic mineral.
  • The cleavage is none and the fracture is uneven to subcorholdal.
  • The transparency is opaque.
  • Elements in the mineral of hematite- brittle, from metallic to dull
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HEMATITE

  • Hematite is found mostly in the upper Midwest
  • The current value of hematite is $1.37 per ton
  • 4 uses for hematite is you can find them in standing water or in mineral hot springs, or specially there made from a nice weight.
  • The crystal shape from hematite occurs in thin plates as well as bundles of micaceos plates.

HEMATITE

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