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Chemical Composition:
Fe2O3
Group: Hematite
System: Rhombohedral or trigonal
Family: Oxides
Hardness: 5.5 - 6.5
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- Stubby, rhombohedral crystals
- Very heavy, fragile
- Dissolves slowly when heated in concentrated
hydrochloric acid
- Infusible
- Found in: Brazil, Canada, England, Switzerland, USA,
former USSR, Venezuala,
- Very common
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