[hḗmə-tīt́]
(n.)A black or blackish-red to brick-red mineral, essentially FeO, the chief ore of iron.
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Information on the mineral hematite ... Hematite is the principle ore of iron. Huge quantities are mined yearly for industrial production. It is the source for roughly 90 percent of all iron mined in the United States. Hematite was largely used in the past as a red and brown pigment, although nowadays cheaper sources have...
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Hematite Group . The iron analogue of Corundum , Eskolaite , and Karelianite . Hematite is rather variable in its appearence - it can be in reddish brown, ocherous masses, dark silvery-grey scaled masses, silvery-grey crystals, and dark-grey masses, to name a few. ... Classification of Hematite...
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Hematite , also spelled as hæmatite , is the mineral form of iron(III) oxide (Fe 2 O 3 ), one of several iron oxides. Hematite crystallizes in the rhombohedral system, and it has the same cryst...
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Fe2O3 Iron Oxide ... gray-metallic, black, reddish-gray, reddish-brown ... A photo of the mineral hematite...
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Hematite mental, physical and spiritual healing qualities and uses from Medical Science, New Age, Holistic Healing and history. ... Human cultures have long associated Hematite with blood because of the deep red color of its streak. The root of the name Hematite is the Greek word for blood, haima. This has given rise to much...
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The history of Hematite. Historical, religious and cultural references to Hematite from ancient societies to the New Age movement with descriptions of its use in jewelry and ceremonial items. ... Warriors in Roman times used Hematite as protection during battle. So strong was their belief in the power of Hematite to protect...
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DESCRIPTION: Lustrous botryoidal or stalactitic masses, frequently called "kidney iron ore," and individual crystals of the hematite variety, commonly called specular hematite or specularite, are used as the rough material for fashioning gemstones and ornamental pieces.
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Gray hematite is not the sort of rust you might expect to find on a desert-dry planet like Mars. But perhaps Mars wasn't always as dry as it is today. There are many signs of ancient or hidden water on the Red Planet including flash-flood gullies, sedimentary layers ...
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Hematite helps us to set our personal, emotional boundaries ... Hematite: Protecting Us From Ourselves ... Hematite is a protective stone, though perhaps not in the way the ancient Romans imagined it to be. We particularly recommend this stone for people who have difficulty in preventing themselves from absorbing the emotions...
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