A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Hematite |
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| Description | Hematite, Fe2O3 (iron oxide), is one of the most common minerals. The color of most red rock, such as sandstone, is caused by small amounts of Hematite. It may also be responsible for the red color of garnet, spinel, and to some extent, ruby. |
| Photographer | Darla Sondrol. 2001-07-23. |
| Collection | University of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection #3154. |
| Key words | Hematite |
| Tech details | 853 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera; 60mm AF Nikon micro lens. |
| GeoDIL number | 1296 |
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