Info: This very common mineral have dark grey colour with strong metalic shine. It is very heavy and fragile mineral.
How to recognize: When heated hematite emmits magnetic waves and low magnetism can be observed arround him.
Found: In USA, Canada, Venezuela, Angola, Ukraine, Sweden, Germany, England, Italy and other locations. In Czech Republic hematite is found in Krušný hory.
| Crystal structure |
| Trigonal, hexagonal, scalenohedral |
| Hardness |
| 6,5 |
| Colour |
| From redish to black |
| Shine |
| Metalic |
