Hematite Photos
Cochise College               
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Roger Weller, geology instructor

wellerr@cochise.edu    copyright 2008-R.Weller

 
specular hematite-2
Hematite, ferric oxide, can occur in a wide variety of forms.  If it occurs as large
masses of gray metallic sparkly crystals, almost like a schist,
it is called specular hematite.
 

hematite
Photo is copyright free for non-commercial educational uses.
Just credit photo to R.Weller/Cochise College.

Specimen courtesy of Dave Dechant