HEMATITE
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Luster: Metallic or Nonmetallic |
Lab Book Description: |
Hardness: 5 to 6.5 |
Color silvery graym black, or brick red; Tarnishes red; Opaque; Soft (earthy) and hard (metallic) varieties have same streak; Forms thin tabular crystals or massive; May be attracted to a magnet after heating; SG = 4.9 to 5.3 |
Streak: Red to red-brown |
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Appears on these flash cards: high specific gravity; metallic luster (polished hematite); red-brown streak
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