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2021 series! Drilled 30mm Hematite from Morocco. is available to buy in increments of 1

Hematite (from Greek: αιμία, haima, blood) is a mineral composed mainly of ferric oxide crystals (iron (III) oxide, Fe2O3), one of the iron oxides. It occurs alongside other varieties such as the red bloodstone and the gray-black to black iron luster and iron glimmer. The mineral has a hardness between 5 and 6. The so-called stripe, or stripe color, the color that the mineral gives off when rubbing an unglazed porcelain dish, is usually a characteristic blood red - the mineral gets its name from this. The mineral may contain traces of magnesium, manganese and titanium. Hematite occurs as a corridor mineral as well as in sedimentary layers. It is often the cause of the red coloring of many rocks. Other iron ores such as magnetite, limonite and iron spatter often occur together with hematite. When magnetite has been converted to hematite, it is called martite. The mineral is found worldwide, in Europe in Germany including in the area of ​​the Lahn where the world's largest concentration of iron ores is, in the Eifel, the Harz and in the Thuringian Forest. Also in England in Cumberland and North Lancashire, in Belgium in Vezin and Namur, on the Italian island of Elba and in Spain. In Africa, Algeria is a notable producer and in the United States of America it is found near the Upper Lake and the Missouri. More than half of world production today comes from China, Brazil and Australia. In addition, the mineral is also found in high concentration on the surface of the planet Mars. This provides the typical orange-red color of the 'Red Planet'. In its pure state, hematite consists of 70% iron, making it the most important iron ore. By reacting it with carbon at a high temperature, iron is extracted. In addition, hematite is used as a polishing agent and, because of its high reflection, for a long time as a mirror. The red color and the fact that hematite is non-toxic make the mineral very suitable as a pigment. As far back as the Stone Age it was used for petroglyphs and body paintings. Artists use pressed hematite markers for drawings and sketches. Such markers are soft and color well. Red bolus, a highly clay-containing hematite type, is often used as a base layer for gilding. As a pigment, hematite is suitable for painting ceramics and dyeing threads for carpets.

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