Hematite
| Category |
| Hematite |
| Crystal Form |
| Trigonal |
| Moh's Scale Hardness |
| 5.5–5.6 |
| Specific Gravity |
| 5.12–5.28 |
| Refractive Index |
| 2.94–3.22 |
| Sources |
| Brazil, Canada (Lake Superior), Germany, Italy, Scandinaia, United Kingdom, United States (Arizona). |
The name hematite is dervied from the Greek word for "blood". Hematite is an opaque stone and has a metallic grey to black appereance when polished. When hematite is cut into very thin plates, hematite is red and transparent.
Caring
Hematite is soluble in acid, hence avoid chemical solutions