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Hematite

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Hematite, 7 cm, from the Rio Marina mine, Elba, Livorno, Tuscany, Italy. Ex collection of John J. Trelawney (1909–2001); Jeff Scovil photo.

Product details

SpeciesHematite
SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions7.0 cm
Added on02/13/2026
LocalityItaly, Tuscany, Rio Marina
Publications
  • Mineralogical Record Mineral Collections In American Northeast page 196
Current owner
George Konig

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Previous owners
DateCollectorAcquisition price
—John J. Trelawney (1909–2001)Not disclosed

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Hematite
Mineral guide
Learn about Hematite
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 Rio Marina, Elba Island, Italy
Rio Marina hematite, Elba Island — renowned for mirror-bright crystals (tabular, rhombohedral), iridescent varieties, and classic quartz–pyrite associations.
Locality guide
Rio Marina
Rio Marina, Italy — a classic Elba iron locality famed for lustrous hematite crystals, pyrite on dark matrix, and ilvaite type locality, prized by collectors.