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Hematite

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Hematite

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Description
Locality: 
Haile Moor Mine, Haile, Cumbria, United Kingdom
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.5 × 6 × 5 cm
Description

A good example botryoidal hematite (kidney ore) on a hematite/baryte matrix. This specimen is somewhat unusual for the location having a blackish surface rather than the usual 'kidney' colour.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Hematite

Formula: 
Fe2O3
Strunz: 
4.CB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
5.0 - 6.0
Peter Crozier Minerals