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My Mineral GlossaryMy Mineral Glossary

crystalcrystal== A clear transparent mineral or glass A clear transparent mineral or glass resembling ice.resembling ice.

Igneous rockIgneous rock== Geology produced under Geology produced under conditions involving intense heat as rocks of volcano conditions involving intense heat as rocks of volcano or rocks crystallized from molten magma.or rocks crystallized from molten magma.

Metamorphic RockMetamorphic Rock= Rock altered by pressure = Rock altered by pressure and heat.and heat.

MineralMineral= Any of class of substances occurring in = Any of class of substances occurring in nature usually compromising in organic substances as nature usually compromising in organic substances as quartz or feldspar.quartz or feldspar.

Sedimentary RockSedimentary Rock== Rock formed from Rock formed from compromising clay sediments.compromising clay sediments.

What Does Hematite Look What Does Hematite Look Like?Like?

Hematite is a very common mineral. Hematite is a very common mineral. It is colored black, steel, silver, gray, It is colored black, steel, silver, gray, brown, reddish brown, or red. It also brown, reddish brown, or red. It also looks like iron. While the forms of looks like iron. While the forms of hematite vary they all have a rust-hematite vary they all have a rust-red streak.red streak.

Where Is Hematite FoundWhere Is Hematite Found

Huge deposits of hematite are found Huge deposits of hematite are found in banded iron formations. Grey in banded iron formations. Grey hematite is typically found in places hematite is typically found in places where there has been standing water where there has been standing water or mineral hot spring such as those or mineral hot spring such as those in Yellow-Stone.in Yellow-Stone.

What are Hematite’s uses?What are Hematite’s uses?

Hematite’s popularity in jewelry was Hematite’s popularity in jewelry was at its highest in Europe in the at its highest in Europe in the Victorian era while in the last 50 Victorian era while in the last 50 years it has been popular in north years it has been popular in north America especially in the western America especially in the western United States where it is found in United States where it is found in jewelry and art created by Native jewelry and art created by Native Americans.Americans.

What is Hematite?What is Hematite?

The mineral is widely distributed The mineral is widely distributed throughout the world and is throughout the world and is responsible for the red coloration of responsible for the red coloration of many sedimentary rock.many sedimentary rock.

Interesting facts about Interesting facts about hematitehematite

The world hematite comes originally The world hematite comes originally from the Greek world which means from the Greek world which means blood. This makes sense due to facts blood. This makes sense due to facts that the mineral is very often blood that the mineral is very often blood like red in color.like red in color.