A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Oolitic hematite from Clinton, New York |
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| Description | Hematite, Fe2O3 (iron oxide), has historically been a very important ore of iron. The picture shows one classic kind of iron formation, composed of hematite. This formation (the Clinton Formation) is famous for its layers of oolitic hematite, composed of reddish brown small rounded grains (oolites) of hematite cemented tightly together. |
| Location | USA ▹ New York. Near Clinton. |
| Photographer | Darla Sondrol. 2001-07-23. |
| Collection | University of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection #363. |
| Key words | oolitic, hematite, New York |
| Tech details | 886 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera; 60mm AF Nikon micro lens. |
| GeoDIL number | 1297 |
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