Definition of hematite Hematite

/hɛˈmʌtajˌt/ - [hemutayt] - hem•a•tite

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What does hematite mean?

Noun Plural: hematites
hematite - the principal form of iron ore; consists of ferric oxide in crystalline form; occurs in a red earthy form
		haematite
		iron ore an ore from which iron can be extracted

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hematite (n.)
An important ore of iron, the sesquioxide, so called because of the red color of the powder. It occurs in splendent rhombohedral crystals, and in massive and earthy forms; -- the last called red ocher. Called also specular iron, oligist iron, rhombohedral iron ore, and bloodstone. See Brown hematite, under Brown.

Hematite or haematite is the main ore of iron. It is mostly iron(III) oxide.

It has a metallic luster. It has no cleavage, but does have a fracture. The fracture is irregular and uneven. Hematite on the hardness scale is 5 to 6. It has a bright red to dark red streak. To find the streak, you take a piece of unglazed porcelain and take the mineral and run it across the plate. The colors vary from metallic gray to a dark, rough and earthy red color. Hematite has a chemical formula of Fe2O3.