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Hematite

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Equant hematite crystal, 7 cm, from the Casa de Pedra mine, Congonhas do Campo, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Photo by Jeff Scovil.

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SpeciesHematite
SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions7.0 cm
Added on02/13/2026
LocalityBrazil, Minas Gerais, Divino das Laranjeiras
Publications
  • Mineralogical Record Mineral Collections In American Northeast page 138
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Hematite
Mineral guide
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iron oxide with steel-gray to jet-black crystals and red earthy varieties; prized iron-rose rosettes and kidney ore, with a diagnostic red streak.
Hematite
Regional guide
Hematite from Divino das Laranjeiras
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Divino das Laranjeiras
Divino das Laranjeiras, Brazil - renowned for rare phosphate minerals and the classic brazilianite from Córrego Frio, with sharp yellow-green crystals on albit…