A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Hematite and magnetite |
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| Description | Hematite (the minor red-orange material in this sample) is iron oxide (Fe2O3) and is often found forming on rusty surface of samples of magnetite (the darker colored part of this sample). Magnetite, Fe3O4, is another kind of iron oxide. Hematite and magnetite are both important iron ores. This specimen from Minnesota is about 15 cm across. |
| Location | USA ▹ Minnesota |
| Photographer | Darla Sondrol. 2001-07-23. |
| Collection | University of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection #3193. |
| Key words | hematite, magnetite |
| Tech details | 629 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera; 60mm AF Nikon micro lens. |
| GeoDIL number | 1309 |
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