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Definition of Hematite

Hematite
Hematite Hem"a*tite, n. [L. haematites, Gr. ? bloodlike, fr. a"i^ma, a"i`matos, blood.] (Min.) An important ore of iron, the sesquioxide, so called because of the red color of the powder. It occurs in splendent rhombohedral crystals, and in massive and earthy forms; -- the last called red ocher. Called also specular iron, oligist iron, rhombohedral iron ore, and bloodstone. See Brown hematite, under Brown.

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- Hematite (/ˈhiːməˌtaɪt, ˈhɛmə-/), also spelled as haematite, is a common iron oxide compound with the formula, Fe2O3 and is widely found in rocks and soils...
- Hematite is the mineral form of iron oxide. Hematite may also refer to: Hematite, Missouri, United States Hematite, Virginia, United States Hematite, Wisconsin...
- Hematites is a genus of belemnite from the Mississippian Epoch. Paleontology portal Belemnite List of belemnites Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium...
- The iron is usually found in the form of magnetite (Fe 3O 4, 72.4% Fe), hematite (Fe 2O 3, 69.9% Fe), goethite (FeO(OH), 62.9% Fe), limonite (FeO(OH)·n(H2O)...
- widely. Limonite is one of the three prin****l iron ores, the others being hematite and magnetite, and has been mined for the production of iron since at least...
- hematite spherules, blueberries, & Martian blueberries) are small spherules (roughly spherical pebbles) that are rich in an iron oxide (grey hematite...
- Hematite Township is a civil township of Iron County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township po****tion was 352, and by 2020...
- The Barrow Hematite Steel Company Limited was a major iron and steel producer based in Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire (now ****bria), England, between 1859...
- Itabirite, also called banded-quartz hematite or hematite schist, is a foliated, metamorphosed oxide-facies iron formation in which the original chert...
- The Moss Bay Hematite Iron Company was founded and owned by Charles James Valentine, in 1876 and was situated on the coast at Mossbay, Workington, ****berland...