Red Iron Oxide Analyze
| Fe2O3 |
85% Min |
| S.G |
4.7 Min |
| Moisture |
0.1 Max |
| Mesh |
200 |
| Water Soluble Solids |
0.1% Max |
| Packing |
25kg. 5ply paper bags |
Red Iron Oxide Geological Setting
Large ore bodies of hematite are
usually of sedimentary origin; also
found in high-grade ore bodies in
metamorphic rocks due to contact
metasomatism, and occasionally as a
sublimate on igneous extrusive rocks
("lavas") as a result of volcanic
activity. It is also found coloring
soils red all over the planet...
Red Iron Oxide Packaging
All grades of Hematite are available in various types of packaging:
1. 1 Ton Jumbo bags
2. 25kg package for powder
Red Iron Oxide Physical Properties
| Hardness |
5.5 to 6.5 |
| Specific gravity |
5.3 (slightly above average for metallic minerals) |
| Cleavage |
Absent however there is a parting on two planes. |
| Color |
Steel or silver gray to black in some forms and red to brown in earthy forms. Sometimes tarnished with irredescent colors when in a hydrated form (called Turgite). |
| Fracture |
Uneven |
| Crystal Habits |
Tabular crystals of varying thickness sometimes twinned, micaceous (specular),
botryoidal and massive. Also earthy or oolitic. |
| Luster |
Metallic or dull in earthy and oolitic forms |
| Streak |
Blood red to brownish red for earthy forms |
| Transparency crystals |
Crystals are opaque |
| Crystal System |
Trigonal; bar 3 2/m |
| Associated Minerals |
Jasper (a variety of quartz) in banded
iron formations (BIF or Tiger Iron), dipyramidal quartz,
rutile, and pyrite among others. |
| Best Field Indicators |
Associated |
| Specific Gravity |
5.26 |
| Pleochroism |
Deep red-brown/yellow-brown
(usually masked by hematite's
red-brown color) |
| Class |
Oxides |
| Hematite Chemical
Composition |
Fe2O3 |
| Characteristics |
Refractive
indices of 1.49 and 1.66 causing
a significant double refraction
effect (when a clear crystal is
placed on a single line, two
lines can then be observed),
effervesces easily with dilute
acids and may be fluorescent,
phosphorescent, thermo luminescence and triboluminescent. |
Metaphysical Properties of Red Iron Oxidee
Hematite is said to enhance one's physical energy and vitality, and to calm emotions and boost self-esteem. It is also said to enhance memory and intellect.
Hematite is said to help strengthen the circulatory system and to help in the treatment of blood and kidney disorders.
Color
Hematite is a mineral appearing as
metallic gray, red gray, red brown with
a metallic luster; it may even look more
like a metal than a mineral when
encountered in nature. The name Hematite
originates from the Greek word for
blood, haima, which refers to the dark
red color of the mineral’s streak. When
crushed, Hematite will turn water red.
Specular Hematite (Hematite with a
reflective finish) has iridescent colors
in its finish. Thin slices of Hematite appear red and transparent.
Crystal
Hematite crystals are members of the
Trigonal System group, which is a subset
of the Hexagonal system. It is also
conchoidal and may appear as a phantom
within other crystals.
Forms
Hematite appears in many forms in
nature, such as Kidney Ore, a bumpy ore
that has an appearance likened to a
kidney; Hematite Rose, a formation with
crystals in the shape of petals; Tiger
Iron, a sedimentary rock with Hematite
mixed into its multiple layers; Oolitic,
sedimentary deposits of small, circular
Hematite grains; and Micaceous Hematite,
a scaly, shiny stone valued for
decorative uses. Its soft Earthy, form
is called Red Ochre. Hematite often
appears within other crystals such as
Aventurine or as phantom crystals.
Occurrence & Diagnostic of Red Iron Oxide
Hematite occurs in many types of igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rocks.
The largest and most economically
important hematite deposits are mainly
of sedimentary origin, forming from the
weathering of iron bearing minerals. In
these sedimentary deposits, hematite is
thought to have precipitated from lakes
or seas by organic and/or chemical processes. The hematite often occurs
with intermixed layers of quartz or
chert (sometimes as the chert variety jasper).
Hematite often occurs in metamorphic
rocks which formed from ferruginous sediments, and in contact metamorphic deposits.
In igneous rocks hematite occurs as
accessory grains in granite. It also
occurs as euhedral crystals associated
with quartz deposited by volcanic gases
and by high temperature hydrothermal solutions.
Hematite also occurs as inclusions in a
variety of other minerals, sometimes
forming highly valued gem and lapidary
materials such as sunstone, which is a
transparent gem variety of plagioclase
feldspar which can contain minute
hematite or goethite inclusions which
reflect light creating a sparkling sheen.
Recommended Filled of Application
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Talc |
Mica |
Kaolin |
Red Iron oxide |
Fluorine |
Dolomite |
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