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Hematite

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Hematite, 6.5 cm, from the Milpillas mine, Cananea district, Sonora, Mexico. Jeff Scovil photo.

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SpeciesHematite
SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions6.5 cm
Added on02/13/2026
LocalityMexico, Sonora, Milpillas Mine
Publications
  • Mineralogical Record Mineral Collections In Arizona page 80
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Jim & Imelda Klein

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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 Milpillas Mine
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Locality guide
Milpillas Mine
Milpillas Mine, Mexico — defining modern locality famed for electric indigo azurite and sculptural malachite, with rare volborthite, dioptase, and cuprite.