Hematites
Descripción
Cuando la hematites se origina por transformación de la magnetita se denomina martita.
FotografÃas
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Formación y ambiente
La hematites es un mineral común en rocas efusivas, pegmatitas y filones hidrotermales formados por consolidación de magmas residuales (los que persisten después de la formación, por ejemplo, de granitos y pegmatitas). Muy frecuente es también la génesis sedimentaria, por recristalización parcial (diagénesis) de limonita. Como esta última, la hematites puede presentar aspecto oolÃtico y concrecional. Debido al metamorfismo puede llegar a sustituir a la magnetita asumiendo su forma externa (pseudomorfismo); en este caso toma el nombre de martita.
Accesorio, hidrotermal de media temperatura, magmático, metamórfico (dislocación, regional), postmagmático, postvolcánico, sedimentario.
Propiedades fisicas
Hábito: Cristales generalmente tabulares o formando rosetas. En masas botroidales o reniformes con estructura radiada. También micáceo, hojoso (especularita) y terroso (ocres).
Lustre: Metálico
Transparencia: Opaco
Color: VarÃa desde parduzco, rojo sangre, rojo brillante y rojo parduzco a gris acero y negro hierro
Color en sección fina: Incolora
Raya: Pardo rojiza
Dureza (Mohs): 5,5-6,5
Tenacidad: Frágil, elástico
Fractura: Concoidal
Densidad: 5,2-5,3 g/cm3 (medida) | 5,28 g/cm3 (calculada)
CristalografÃa
Sistema cristalino:Trigonal
Clase (H-M): 0m (3*2/m) - Hexagonal escalenohedral
Grupo espacial: R3*c
Parámetros de la celda: a=5,032Å c=13,737Å
Volumen de unidad de celda: V 301,2Å
Z: 6
Difracción de Rayos X:| D(hkl) | Intensidad |
|---|---|
| 2,69 | 100 |
| 1,69 | 60 |
| 2,51 | 50 |
Propiedades ópticas
Tipo: Uniaxial (-)
Valores RI: nα= 2,78; nγ= 3,01
Máxima birrefringencia: δ = 0,28
Dispersión: Ninguna
Anisotropismo: Perceptible en luz reflejada
Reflectancia:| D(hkl) | Intensidad |
|---|---|
| 470.0 | 28,1 |
| 546.0 | 26,4 |
| 589.0 | 25,15 |
| 650.0 | 23,3 |
Propiedades quÃmicas
Fórmula: Fe2O3
Composición quÃmica: O: 30,06%, Fe: 69,94%,
Tests quÃmicos
Fusibilidad: 7; Mineral tipo: Cuarzo; Punto de fusión: 1710ºC; Infusible con soplete
Reacción a los ácidos: Se disuelve en HCl concentrado
Formación de sublimados: Infusible.
Otras propiedades
Magnetismo: Magnético tras calentar
Relaciones con otros minerales
Miembro del grupo de minerales: Grupo del Hematites
Minerales pertenecientes al Grupo del Hematites
| Imagen | Mineral | Fórmula | Sistema | Dureza | Color | Raya | Brillo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Corindón | Al2O3 | Trigonal | 9 | Azul, pardo, gris, rojo, amarillo. | Ninguna | VÃtreo |
 | Eskolaita | Cr2O3 | Trigonal | 8-8,5 | Negro | Verde | Metálico |
| Hematites | Fe2O3 | Trigonal | 5,5-6,5 | VarÃa desde parduzco, rojo sangre, rojo brillante y rojo parduzco a gris acero y negro hierro | Pardo rojiza | Metálico |
| Karelianita | V23+O3 | Trigonal | 8-9 | Negro | Negra | Metálico |
| Tistarita | Ti23+O3 | Trigonal | 8,5 | Metálico |
Minerales acompañantes
| Imagen | Mineral | Fórmula | Sistema | Dureza | Color | Raya | Brillo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Calcita | CaCO3 | Trigonal | 3 | Incoloro puro; ofrece varias tonalidades de gris, amarillo, marrón, rojo, verde, azul y negro cuando hay impurezas presentes | Blanco | VÃtreo |
 | Galena | PbS | Cúbico | 2,5-2,8 | Gris plomo, algo más claro si contiene plata | Negro grisáceo | Metálico |
 | Limonita | FeO(OH)·nH2O | Amorfo | 5-5,5 | Pardo | Pardo amarillenta | Adamantino - sedoso |
 | Magnetita | Fe2+Fe23+O4 | Cúbico | 5,5-6,5 | Negro | Negra | Metálico |
 | Pirita | FeS2 | Cúbico | 6-6,5 | Amarillo latón | Gris, parda o negra verdosa | Metálico |
 | Cuarzo | SiO2 | Trigonal | 7 | Blanco, transparente. Según variación también puede ser rosa, rojizo o negro. | Blanco | VÃtreo |
 | Rutilo | TiO2 | Tetragonal | 6-6,5 | Rojo sangre, amarillo pardo, rojo pardusco, amarillo, negro grisáceo, negro, pardo, azulado o violáceo. | Negro grisáceo | Adamantino |
| Silvestrita | Fe5N2 | Hexagonal | 0 | Blanco plateado | Metálico |
Yacimientos y localidades de interés
Las mayores reservas del mundo de este mineral son de origen sedimentario y consituyen las denominadas itabaritas o BIF (banded iron formations) de edad precámbrica, que afloran en Brasil, Australia, EEUU, Canadá, Sudáfrica... Depósitos de tipo oolÃtico se encuentran en Canadá, Tenessee (EEUU) y Ucrania. Bellos cristales de hematites proceden de la isla de Elba (Italia), BahÃa (Brasil) y Cumberland (Gran Bretaña).
En España es un mineral muy abundante, habiendose explotado en numerosas localidades. Desstacan los procedentes de Guadix (Granada), El Pedroso (Sevilla), Ortuella-Somorrostro (PaÃs Vasco), ...
La más famosa rosa de hierro procede del valle de Binn (Suiza), mientras que las más grandes pueden llegar a los 15 cm de diámtro son las originarias de Minas Gerais (Brasil). También de Brasil procede una variedad conocida como especularita, muy aplanada y con una superficie que recuerda un espejo.
Las martitas más bellas se han encontrado en Canadá y EEUU, comcretamente en la zona del Lago Superior y Twin Peaks (Utah).
Localidades
- Pianiura, Campania, Italy - Localidad tipo.
- Beni Saf, Oran, Algeria
- Cerro Blanco pegmatites, Cordoba, Argentina
- Patagonia, Argentina
- 132 North nickel mine, Widgiemooltha, Western Australia, Australia
- Burra Burra mine, Burra, South Australia, Australia
- Claim 84, Anticline prospect, Ashburton Downs, Western Australia, Australia
- Cygnet, Tasmania, Australia
- Mt Cleveland Mine, Luina, Tasmania, Australia
- Mt Isa Mine, Mt Isa, Queensland, Australia
- Mt Lyell, Tasmania and Tingha, New South Wales, Australia
- Rotgülden, Salzburg, Austria
- Schellgaden, Salzburg, Austria
- Schwaz-Brixlegg, Tyrol, Austria
- Salm Chateau, Ardenne, Namur, Walloon Brabant, Belgium
- Cerro Rico Mt., PotosÃ, City, Potosà Dept, Bolivia
- El Dragón mine, Quijarro, Potosà Dept, Bolivia
- San Francisco mine, Aranibar, Alto Chapare, Villa Tunari, Cochabamba, Bolivia
- Siglo Veinte (XX) mine, Llallagua, Bustillo, Potosà Dept, Bolivia
- Virgin de Surumi mine, Pacajake, Chayanta, Potosà Dept, Bolivia
- Antonio Pereira, Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Brumado mine, Sierra as Eguas, Bahia, Brazil
- Chapada Diamantina, Serra de Mangabeira, Bahia, Brazil
- Congonhas de Campo, Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Corrego do Urucum pegmatite, Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Ibitiara, Bahia , Brazil
- Ibitiara, Bahia, Brazil
- Itaibiara, Bahia, Brazil
- Jacuaracu pegmatite, Lavra de Sr. Jose Pinto, Municipo de Timoteo, Jacuaracu, Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Jaguaracu Pegmatite, Jaguaracu, Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Pedra Preta pit, Brumado mine, Sierra as Eguas, Bahia, Brazil
- Santa Catharina Meteorite, Santa Catarina, Brazil
- Madan, Rhodope Mtns., Plovdiv, Bulgaria
- Atikoken, Ontario, Canada
- Beaverdell, British Columbia, Canada
- Beryl Pit, Lyndoch Township, Quadeville, Renfrew Co., Ontario, Canada
- Craigmont Mine, Raglan twp, Renfrew Co., Ontario, Canada
- Demix-Varennes quarry, Saint-Amable sill, Varennes, Verchéres Co., Québec, Canada
- Evans-Lou pegmatite, near St-Pierre-de-Wakefield, Portland Twp., Papineau Co., Québec, Canada
- Faraday mine, Faraday Township, Bancroft, Hastings Co., Ontario, Canada
- Francon quarry, St-Michel distr., Montreal Island, Québec, Canada
- Highland Bell mine, Beaverdell, British Columbia, Canada
- Highway 28 Roadcut Near Belton Road, Mayo Township, Bancroft, Hastings Co., Ontario, Canada
- Mt St.-Hilaire, Rouville Co., Québec, Canada
- Port Radium, Northwest Territories, Canada
- Poudrette quarry, Mt St.-Hilaire, Rouville Co., Québec, Canada
- Richardson Mine, Wilberforce, Ontario, Canada
- Rose Quartz Pit, Lyndoch Township, Quadeville, Renfrew Co., Ontario, Canada
- Saranac Mine, Tory Hill, Monmouth Township, Hastings Co., Ontario, Canada
- Strange Lake complex, Labrador boundary 250km NEof Schefferville, Québec, Canada
- Woodcox Mine, Bancroft, Monteagle Township, Hastings Co., Ontario, Canada
- Qingtian, Zhejiang, China
- Alexander Gallery, Vrancice, PrÃbram, Stredocesky, Czech Republic
- Horni Hostice, Maehren, Czech Republic
- Krupka, Krusne Hory, Vychodocesky, Czech Republic
- Medenec (Kupferberg), Chomutov, Krusne Hory, Vychodocesky, Czech Republic
- Moldava, Teplice, Krusne Hory, Vychodocesky, Czech Republic
- Bamfylde mine, Devon, England
- Bampfylde Mine, Heasley Mill, Devon, England
- Barden Hill Quarry, Coalville, Leicestershire, England
- Beckermet Mine, Egremont, Cumbria, England
- Berrier Mine, Cleator Moor, Cumbria, England
- Bigrigg mine, Egremont, Cumbria, England
- Blackbeck Tarn, Buttermere, Cumbria, England
- Blea Tarn Mine, Eskdale, Cumbria, England
- Blengdale Mine, Eskdale, Cumbria, England
- Boscaswell Downs mine, St. Just, Cornwall, England
- Botallack mine, Botallack, St. Just, Cornwall, England
- Brandy Gill Lead mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria, England
- Brant Rake Mine, Eskdale, Cumbria, England
- Broughton Crags Quarry, Great Broughton, Cumbria, England
- Cannington Park Quarry, Bridgewater, Somerset, England
- Carn Brea, Camborne, Illogan, Cornwall, England
- Carrock mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria, England
- Cleaton Moor, Cumbria, England
- Cleator Moor Iron Mines, Cleator Moor area, Cumbria, England
- Clews Gill, Ennerdale, Cumbria, England
- Cobalt Mine, Scar Crag, Causey Pike, Cumbria, England
- Colemans Quarry, Holwell, Nr. Frome, Somerset, England
- Croft pit, Bigrigg, Egremont, Cumbria, England
- Crossfield Mines, Cleator Moor, Cumbria, England
- Crowgarth Mine, Cleator Moor, Cumbria, England
- Dale Head Mine, Newlands Valley, Cumbria, England
- Devoke Water, Eskdale, Cumbria, England
- Eastern Cliff, Kennack Sands, The Lizard, Cornwall, England
- Ecton Hill,Clayton Adi, Ecton Hill, Staffordshire, England
- Emerson Vein, Brandy Gill, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria, England
- Eskdale Moor Mine, Eskdale, Cumbria, England
- Fairfield Mine, Grasmere, Cumbria, England
- Fleetwith Pike, Buttermere Fell, Cumbria, England
- Florence mine, Egremont, Cumbria, England
- Gillfoot Park & Helder Mines, Egremont, Cumbria, England
- Glenderaterra Mine, Threlkeld, Cumbria, England
- Goat Crag, Borrowdale, Cumbria, England
- Graphite Mine, Seathwaite, Cumbria, England
- Greenscoe Quarry, Dalton in Furness, Cumbria, England
- Greenside mine, Patterdale, Cumbria, England
- Haille Moor Mine, Beckermet, Cumbria, England
- Halamanning Mine, St.Hilary, Cornwall, England
- Hampstead Farm quarry, Chipping Sodbury, Gloucestershire, England
- Helvellyn Mine, Thirlmere, Cumbria, England
- Hemerdon Ball, Plymton, Devon, England
- Higher Pitts mine, Priddy, Mendip Hills, Somerset, England
- Hodbarrow mine, Cumbria, England
- Honister Trail Level, Honister, Cumbria, England
- Hope's Nose, Tor Bay, Torquay, Devon, England
- Iron Crag, Ennerdale, Cumbria, England
- Judkins quarry, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England, England
- Kelton Fell Mine, Knockmurton, Cumbria, England
- Levant mine, Pendeen, St. Just, Cornwall, England
- Lindal Moor Mine, Lindal in Furness, Cumbria, England
- Long Crag Mine, Greenburn Valley, Cumbria, England
- Longlands Fell Mine, Uldale, Cumbria, England
- Lonsdale Mine, Frizington, Cumbria, England
- Margaret Mine, Frizington, Cumbria, England
- Mowbray Mine, Hartsop, Cumbria, England
- Nab Gill Mines, Boot, Eskdale, Cumbria, England
- New Florence mine, Devon, England
- Old Potts Gill mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria, England
- Old Sandbeds Mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria, England
- Park Mines, Askam in Furness, Cumbria, England
- Parknoweth mine, St. Just, Cornwall, England
- Parkside Mine, Frizington, Cumbria, England
- Postlethwaites Moor Row, Mine, Moor Row, Cumbria, England
- Potts Gill Copper Mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria, England
- Providence Iron mine, Long Ashton, Bristol, England
- Raper Mine, Alport, Derbyshire, England
- Red Tarn Mine, Wrynose Fell, Cumbria, England
- Restomel Royal Iron Mines, Lanlivery, Cornwall, England
- Roughton Gill Mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria, England
- Royal Restormel mine, Lostwithiel, Cornwall, England
- Scale Force, Ennerdale, Cumbria, England
- Seathwaite Mine, Seathwaite Tarn. Conist, Cumbria, England
- Shallowater Mine, Bodmin Moor, Cornwall, England
- Shallowwater mine, Bodmin Moor, Cornwall, England
- Shap Beck Qry, Shap, Cumbria, England
- Shap Blue Quarry, Shap, Cumbria, England
- South Crofty mine, Camborne, Illogan, Cornwall, England
- South Cumberland Mine, Eskdale, Cumbria, England
- Spothow Gill, Eskdale, Cumbria, England
- Springhill quarry, Peldar Tor, Whitwick, Leicestershire, England
- Stank Mine, Barrow, Cumbria, England
- Thurstaston Beach, Wirral, Merseyside, England
- Tincroft mine, Redruth, Illogan, Cornwall, England
- Tongue Gill Mines, Grasmere, Cumbria, England
- Waterblean Mine, Millom, Cumbria, England
- Wheal Cock, Botallack, St. Just., Cornwall, England
- Wheal Drea, St. Just, Cornwall, England
- Wheal Ruby, St. Austell, Cornwall, England
- Whillan Beck Trial Mn., Eskdale, Cumbria, England
- Falgayrolles, Aveyron, Midi-Pyrénées, France
- Montebras, Soumans, Creuse, Limousin, France
- Altburg, Eifel, Germany
- Alte Gabe Gottes, Reinerzau, Alpirsbach, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
- Anna mine, Oberharmersbach, Kinzigtal, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
- Anton mine, Heubachtal, Wittichen, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
- Artenberg quarry, Kinzigtal, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
- Atterode mine, Bad Salzungen, Thüringen, Germany
- Bärensteinbruch quarry, Radautal, Bad Harzburg, Harz Mts, Sachsen, Germany
- Biseschacht am Iberg, Bad Grund, Harz Mts, Sachsen, Germany
- Clara mine, Oberwolfach, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
- Daniel mine, Schneeberg, Sachsen, Germany
- Dreikönigstern, Reinerzau, Alpirsbach, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
- Eberhard mine, Alpirsbach, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
- Ferdinand mine, Alpirsbach, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
- Floßberg mine, Bad Lauterberg, Harz Mts, Sachsen, Germany
- Friedenstein mine, Ruhla, Bad Salzungen, Thüringen, Germany
- Geigeshalde / Falkenstein, Schramberg, Kinzigtal, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
- Glückauf mine, Bad Grund, Harz Mts, Sachsen, Germany
- Glücksrad mine, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Harz Mts, Sachsen, Germany
- Gottlob mine, Friedrichroda, Bad Salzungen, Thüringen, Germany
- Hechtsberg quarry, Kinzigtal, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
- Herzog Friedrich mine, Reinerzau, Alpirsbach, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
- Hilfe Gottes mine, Wiemannsbucht, Bad Grund, Harz Mts, Sachsen, Germany
- Immelsbacher Höhe, Hornberg, Gutachtal, Kinzigtal, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
- Johann mine, Wittichen, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
- Kafersteige mine, Pforzheim, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
- Kälbelberg, Baden-Baden, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
- Kirchheimerstollen, Müllenbach, Baden-Baden, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
- Krähenloch tunnel, Nußbach bei Triberg, Gutachtal, Kinzigtal, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
- Lautenthaler Hütte, Langelsheim, Harz Mts, Sachsen, Germany
- Mommel mine, Kohlberg, Trusetal, Bad Salzungen, Thüringen, Germany
- Mühlrain, Ruhla, Bad Salzungen, Thüringen, Germany
- Nesselgrund quarry, Schnellbach, Bad Salzungen, Thüringen, Germany
- Nesselhof, Bad Salzungen, Thüringen, Germany
- Orberg-Badberg, Kaiserstuhl, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
- Otto mine, Schottenhöfen, Kinzigtal, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
- Peter quarry, Baden-Baden, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
- Rammelsberg mine, Goslar, Harz Mts, Sachsen, Germany
- Rinderberg im Lautenbachtal, S Struth-Helmershof, Schmalkalden, Thüringen, Germany
- Roßgrabeneck, Kinzigtal, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
- Rötenbach quarry, Alpirsbach, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
- Schmidt quarry, Ruhla, Bad Salzungen, Thüringen, Germany
- Seebachfelsen, Friedrichroda, Bad Salzungen, Thüringen, Germany
- Silberbrünnle mine, Kinzigtal, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
- Slabik Company Quarry, Ãœdersdorf, Eifel, Germany
- St. Andreasberg, Hartz Mts, Niedersachsen, Germany
- Stolz quarry, Graulai, Eifel, Germany
- Trogtal quarry, Lautenthal, Harz, Niedersachsen, Germany
- Uranlagerstatte Mullenbach, Baden-Baden, Germany
- Wenzel mine, Oberwolfach, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
- Winterberg quarry, Bad Grund, Harz Mts, Sachsen, Germany
- Hilarion adit, Agios Konstandinos, Laurion, Attica, Greece
- Serifos, Kikladhes, Southern Aegean, Greece
- Ivigtut, Arsuk Fjord, Greenland
- Hormoz island, Iran
- Logwood Hill, Calliagh, Co. Monaghan, Ireland
- Silvermines district, Co. Tipperary, Ireland
- Baveno, Lago Maggiore, Piedmont, Italy
- Carrara, Tuscany, Italy
- Lago di Vico, Lazio (Latium), Italy
- Ligurian Briançonnais Domain, Maritime Alps, Italy
- Molinello mine, Val Graveglia, Liguria, Italy
- Mount Vesuvius, Naples, Campania, Italy
- Punta Bianca, La Spezia, Italy
- Rio Marina, Elba, Tuscany, Italy
- Val Graveglia, Liguria, Italy
- Fuka mine, Bicchu-cho, Kawakami, Okayama Pref., Japan
- Kyonosawa, Mitomi-mura, Higashiyamanashi, Yamanashi Pref., Japan
- Sarbay silver mine, Rudni, Kusteni Oblast, Kazakhstan
- Chaidarkan, Alai, Kyrgyzstan
- Chauvay, Alai, Kyrgyzstan
- Mt Malosa, Zomba, Malawi
- Zomba district, Malawi
- Ahumada & Erupcion mines, Sierra de Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico
- Aquilesas Serdan, Chihuahua, Mexico
- Boleo, Santa Rosalia, Baja California, Mexico
- Cerro de Mercado, Durango, Mexico
- La Esperanza mine, Durango, Mexico
- Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
- Abaneb West mine, Otavi, Namibia
- Berg Aukas, Otavi, Namibia
- Finsterbergen Prospect, Otavi, Namibia
- Kombat mine, Tsumeb, Otavi, Namibia
- Tsumeb mine, Tsumeb, Otavi, Namibia
- Buö, Arendal, Froland, Aust-Agder, Norway
- Einerkilen, Flåt, Evje, Aust-Agder, Norway
- Kongsberg, Buskerud, Norway
- Lake Gjerdingen, Nordmarka, Oslo, Norway
- Tormiq Valley, Skardu Road, Gilgat, Northern Areas, Pakistan
- Panasqueira mine, Panasqueira, Beira-Beixa, Portugal
- Aldan Shield, Yakutiya, Siberia, Russia
- Dal'negorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Russia
- Dodo mine, Polar Urals, Tyumen Oblast, Russia
- Ekaterinberg, Sverdlovsk, Ural Mts., Russia
- Karasug, Tannu-Ola, Tuva, Siberia, Russia
- Polar Urals, Tyumen Oblast, Russia
- Puiva, Saranpual, Polar Urals, Russia
- Srednyaya Padma deposit, Karelia, Russia
- Tolbachik volcano, Kamchatka, Russia
- Ardownie quarry, Monifieth, Tayside, Scotland
- Auchenlongford Haematite Mine, Sorn, East Ayrshire, Scotland
- Auchinleck, Auchencairn, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland
- Boyleston Quarry, Barrhead, Glasgow, Scotland
- Coatsgate Quarry, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland
- Glencrieff Mine, Wanlockhead, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
- Hartfield Moss, Strathclyde, Scotland
- Iron/copper trial, Kilchrist, Broadford, Isle of Skye, Scotland
- Leadhills-Wanlockhead district, Strathclyde/Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
- Loanhead quarry, near Beith, Strathclyde, Scotland
- Mannoch Hill Mine, Lesmahgow, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
- Orrock Quarry, Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
- Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland
- Whyte's Cleuch, Wanlockhead, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
- Pezinok Mine, Malé Karpaty Mts, Slovakia
- Messina, Transvaal, South Africa
- N'Chwaning II mine, Kalahari, Cape Province, South Africa
- Wessels mine, Kalahari Mn field, Kuruman Hill, Cape Province, South Africa
- Rio Tinto mines, Huelva, Spain
- Långban mines, Bergslagen ore district, Värmland, Sweden
- Cavradi-Schlucht, Graubünden, Switzerland
- Fibba, near Airolo, Ticino, Switzerland
- Kollergraben, Binntal, Valais, Switzerland
- Mt Cherbadung, Binntal, Valais, Switzerland
- New Gotthard Gallery, Central Switzerland
- "Redstone Red Granite"" quarry, Conway, Carroll Co., New Hampshire, USA"
- 79 Mine, Banner District, Gila Co., Arizona, USA
- Amelia (Gallo) mine, Yuma Co., Arizona, USA
- Amity, Orange Co., New York, USA
- Anaconda Area, Deer Lodge Co., Montana, USA
- Andover Iron Mines, Andover, Morris Co., New York, USA
- Antwerp, St. Lawrence Co., New York, USA
- Area mines, Brindletown, Burke Co., North Carolina, USA
- Ashaway Village, Hopkinton, Washington Co., Rhode Island, USA
- Atwood mine, Lisbon, Grafton Co., New Hampshire, USA
- Aztec Peak, Gila Co., Arizona, USA
- Balmat-Edwards District, Governor, St.Lawrence Co., New York, USA
- Barringer Hill, Blufton, Llano Co., Texas, USA
- Bayer-Mingolla Quarry, Ashland, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts, USA
- Bell Pit, Newry, Oxford Co., Maine, USA
- Benson Mines, Newton Falls/Star Lake, St.Lawrence Co., New York, USA
- Bessemer Iron Claim/Gifford Lakes, North Bend, KIngs Co., Washington, USA
- Betts Manganese Mine, Plainfield, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts, USA
- Bisbee, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
- Black Dixie Mine, Bailey Mtn., Yancey Co., North Carolina, USA
- Black Hawk district, Grant Co., New Mexico, USA
- Black Hawk mine, Black Hawk district, Grant Co., New Mexico, USA
- Blue Bell Mine, Baker, San Bernardino Co., California, USA
- Blue Berry Mt., Woburn, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA
- Blue Mountain, Virginia, USA
- Bouse, Yuma Co., Arizona, USA
- Brinton's Quarry etc, Chester, Delaware Co., Pennsylvania, USA
- Bristol Ferry, Bristol, Bristol Co., Rhode Island, USA
- Bristol, Bristol Co., Rhode Island, USA
- Brown & Linville Mts. Area, Burke Co., North Carolina, USA
- Browns Creek Area, Natrop/Mount Antero, Chaffee Co., Colorado, USA
- Bumpass Cove District, Erwin Area, Unicoi Co., Tennessee, USA
- Burro Mountain Area, Central District, Grant Co., New Mexico, USA
- Butte General Area, Montana, USA
- Callahan mine, Brooksville, Hancock Co., Maine, USA
- Camp Bird/Dunmore/Monarch Mtn/Portland Mines et., Ouray Area, Ouray Co., Colorado, USA
- Cartersville district, Bartow Co., Georgia, USA
- Case Coal mine, Portsmouth, Newport Co., Rhode Island, USA
- Castle Point, Hoboken, Hudson Co., New Jersey, USA
- Cecil Park, New York, USA
- Central mine, Keweenaw Co., Michigan, USA
- Central York Mts., West Seward Peninsula, Alaska, USA
- Champion mine, near Laws, Inyo Co., California, USA
- Champion mine, White Mountains, Mono Co., California, USA
- Chapel Hill, Orange Co., North Carolina, USA
- Chester Emery mine, Chester, Hampden Co., Massachusetts, USA
- Cheyenne Area, Iron Mountain, Wyoming, USA
- Chino ore body, Central Mining District, Grant Co., Nevada, USA
- Chittenden, Rutland Co., Vermont, USA
- Christmas Mine, Hayden, Gila Co., Arizona, USA
- Cincinnati mine, St. Peter's Dome, Pikes Peak Region, El Paso Co., Colorado, USA
- Cinque quarry, East Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, USA
- Clip mine, Yuma, Yuma Co., Arizona, USA
- Clubbs Mountain, Alexis, Gaston Co., North Carolina, USA
- Coeur d'Alene, Mullan Canyon Creek Area, Idaho, USA
- Conklin Limestone Quarry, Lincoln, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
- Conklin quarry, Lincoln, Providence Co., Rhode Island, USA
- Construction Materials Corp. quarry, Tiverton, Newport Co., Rhode Island, USA
- Copper Knob Mine, Ashenty, North Carolina, USA
- Copper Mountain Area, Sulzer/Prince of Wales Island, Alaska, USA
- Copper Mt pegmatite district, Fremont Co., Wyoming, USA
- Copper Queen Mine, Bisbee, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
- Cordero Mine, McDermitt, Humbolt Co., Nevada, USA
- Cornwall, Lebanon Co., Pennsylvania, USA
- Courtland-Gleeson District, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
- Crestmore Quarry, Crestmore, Riverside Co., California, USA
- Crooker prospect, Newry, Oxford Co., Maine, USA
- Crystal Park, Manitou Springs-Pikes Peak Area, El Paso Co., Colorado, USA
- Crystal Peak/Topaz Butte etc, Lake George Area, Park Co., Colorado, USA
- De Lamar, Owyhee Co., Idaho, USA
- Denny Mountain Area, King Co., Washington, USA
- Diamond Hill Iron prospects, Cumberland, Providence Co., Rhode Island, USA
- Diamond Hill/Sneech Pond Copper Mines, Cumberland, Rhode Island, USA
- Dives mine, La Paz Co., Arizona, USA
- Dorsey Mansion Area, Point of Rocks Mesa, Socorro Co., New Mexico, USA
- Dubuque Area, Dubuque Co., Iowa, USA
- Dunton Quarry etc, Newry Township, Oxford Co., Maine, USA
- Eagle Mountain Mine Area, Riverside Co., California, USA
- East Greenwich, Kent Co., Rhode Island, USA
- Edwards, Gouverneur, St. Lawrence Co., New York, USA
- Elkhorn (near Boulder), Jefferson Co., Montana, USA
- Encampment copper district, Carbon Co., Wyoming, USA
- Evergreen mine, near Apex, Gilpin Co., Colorado, USA
- Fairfax Quarry, Centreville, Fairfax Co., Virginia, USA
- Fat Jack mine, Lane Mt., Yavapai Co., Arizona, USA
- Fenners Ledge, Cranston, Providence Co., Rhode Island, USA
- Fernando Mine/etc, Darwin District, Inyo Co., California, USA
- Fisher Hill Mine, Greensboro, Guilford Co., North Carolina, USA
- Florissant Crystal Peak Area, Teller Co., Colorado, USA
- Flux Mine, Harshaw District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz Co., Arizona, USA
- Forge Hill iron mines, West Hawley, Franklin Co., Massachusetts, USA
- Fowler, St.Lawrence Co., New York, USA
- Franconia Iron mine, Sugar Hill, Grafton Co., New Hampshire, USA
- French Creek Mines, Knauertown, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA
- Galena General Area, Jo Davies Co., Illinois, USA
- Galena/Baxter Springs/Lawton, Cherokee Co., Kansas, USA
- Garret Mountain Quarries, Paterson, Passaic Co., New Jersey, USA
- General Area, Franklin, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA
- General Area, Jasper & Newton counties, Missouri, USA
- General Area, Picher/Commerce/Quapaw/Miami/Peoria, Ottowa Co., Oklahoma, USA
- General, Mesabi Iron Range, Itasca & St.Louis Co., Minnesota, USA
- General, West Virginia, USA
- Gibbonsville Area, Lehmi Co., Idaho, USA
- Glendon, Moore Co., North Carolina, USA
- Gold Mine, Great Falls, Baltimore Co., Maryland, USA
- Governor Pit, Albany, Carroll Co., New Hampshire, USA
- Grace Mine, Morgantown, Berks Co., Pennsylvania, USA
- Grand Reef mine, Laurel Canyon, Aravaipa mining distr., Graham Co., Arizona, USA
- Granite Gap, Hidalgo Co., New Mexico, USA
- Graves Mt., Lincoln Co., Georgia, USA
- Great Notch Quarry, Little Falls, Passaic Co., New Jersey, USA
- Hamburg Mine, Trigo Mts., Yuma Co., Arizona, USA
- Harquahala Mining district, near Salome, Yuma Co., Arizona, USA
- Harriman prospect, Union, Knox Co., Maine, USA
- Hartville iron-copper district, Platte Co., Wyoming, USA
- Henderson, Vance Co., North Carolina, USA
- Hill Top Mine, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
- Hilltop mine, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
- Hovey Mt. Manganese prospect, T9 R3 WELS, Aroostock Co., Maine, USA
- Hunting Hill quarry, Rockville, Montgomery Co., Maryland, USA
- Iron Mountain Mine, Iron Mountain, Missouri, USA
- Iron Mt. mines, Bartlett, Carroll Co., New Hampshire, USA
- Iron Ridge Mines, Marion Co., Tennessee, USA
- Iron Springs District, Cedar City Area, Utah, USA
- Ishpenning Mines, Marquette Co., Michigan, USA
- Italian Mt. Area, Aspen, Gunnison Co., Colorado, USA
- Jackson/Superior Mines etc, Negaunee, Marquette Co., Michigan, USA
- Jamestown, Newport Co., Rhode Island, USA
- Keystone-Douglas Creek gold-copper district, Albany Co., Wyoming, USA
- Kirwin copper district, Park Co., Wyoming, USA
- Lake Buchanan, Clear Creek, Burnet Co., Texas, USA
- Lane & Sons Traprock quarrys, Westfield, Hampden Co., Massachusetts, USA
- Laurel Hill (Snake Hill), Secaucus/Bergen Hill Area, Hudson Co., New Jersey, USA
- Ledge Mine, Surry, Cheshire Co., New Hampshire, USA
- Lee Lime quarry, Lee, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts, USA
- Lexington, Davidson Co., North Carolina, USA
- Liberty Bell and Washington Pass, Okanogan Co., Washington, USA
- Liberty Copper/Dolly Hyde Copper Mines, Libertytown, Fredrick Co., Maryland, USA
- Little Patsy quarry, Jefferson Co., Colorado, USA
- Loudville Lead Mine, Loudville, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts, USA
- Lubec Lead mine, Lubec, Washington Co., Maine, USA
- Magdalena district, Socorro Co., New Mexico, USA
- Magma Mine, Superior, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA
- Mammoth-St. Anthony mine, Tiger, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA
- Mamouth Mine, Tiger, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA
- Manton Avenue quarry, Providence, Providence Co., Rhode Island, USA
- Manton, Providence Co., Rhode Island, USA
- Mariposa mine, Terlingua district, Brewster Co., Texas, USA
- Marquette, Marquette Co., Michigan, USA
- Mazatzal Mts., Four Peaks, Maricopa Co., Arizona, USA
- McCormick (Ide Ledge) quarry, East Providence, Providence Co., Rhode Island, USA
- McKiernan & Bergin quarry, Paterson, Passaic Co., New Jersey, USA
- Memphis Mine, Organ district, Dona Ana Co., New Mexico, USA
- Menominee Range, Dickinson & Iron Co., Michigan, USA
- Middletown, Newport Co., Rhode Island, USA
- Mineral Park Mine, Ithaca Peak, Mohave Co., Arizona, USA
- Mineville, Essex Co., New York, USA
- Mistake Mine, Wickenburg, Maricopa Co., Arizona, USA
- Mohawk Mine, Goldfield, Esmeralda Co., Nevada, USA
- Mohawk mine, San Bernardino Co., California, USA
- Montreal Mine/Carey Mine, Montreal (near Hurley), Iron Co., Wisconsin, USA
- Morgantown, Burke Co., North Carolina, USA
- Murfreesboro, Pike Co., Arkansas, USA
- NE Thomas Range, Juab Co., Utah, USA
- Nevel mine, Newry, Oxford Co., Maine, USA
- New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Pima Co., Arizona, USA
- New Rambler copper-gold-platinum district, Albany Co., Wyoming, USA
- North Mountain Serpentine locality, Cheshire, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts, USA
- Obsidian Cliffs, Lane Co., Oregon, USA
- Ochee Springs, Providence Co., Rhode Island, USA
- Okimah, Okfuskee Co., Oklahoma, USA
- Old Guard Mine, Tombstone, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
- Ortiz Mine, Old Placers district, Santa Fe Co., New Mexico, USA
- Pacific mine, Yuma Co., Arizona, USA
- Paint mine, Rumford, Oxford Co., Maine, USA
- Paoli Area, Garvin Co., Oklahoma, USA
- Papago mine, Yuma Co., Arizona, USA
- Park City & Alta, Clayton Peak, Utah, USA
- Park City, Summit Co., Utah, USA
- Pea Ridge mine, Sullivan Co., Missouri, USA
- Philadelphia, Jefferson Co., New York, USA
- Pikes Peak, Teller Co., Colorado, USA
- Platteville Area, Iowa Co., Wisconsin, USA
- Poker Hill, Ashton, Cumberland, Providence Co., Rhode Island, USA
- Princess mine, Yuma Co., Arizona, USA
- Providence, Providence Co., Rhode Island, USA
- Quartzite, Yuma Co., Arizona, USA
- Rawhide Mine, Rawhide Butte Area, Mohave Co., Arizona, USA
- Rawley Mine, Thebna, Maricopa Co., Arizona, USA
- Red Cloud Mine, Trego Mts., La Paz Co., Arizona, USA
- Red Mountain Formation, Birmingham, Jefferson Co., Alabama, USA
- Reed/Bechtel/Snively/Russel/Bingham, Adams Co., Pennsylvania, USA
- Revelation mine, Yuma Co., Arizona, USA
- Reymert Mine, Near Superior, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA
- Rin Mountain, Wausau, Marathon Co., Wisconsin, USA
- Road Gulch, Fremont Co., Colorado, USA
- Rockport, Cape Ann, Essex Co., Massachusetts, USA
- Royal Gorge Area, Fremont Co., Colorado, USA
- Ruby Mountain, Nathrop, Chaffee Co., Colorado, USA
- Ruth/Consolidated/Pit/Betty Joe Mines, Ely, White Pine Co., Nevada, USA
- San Pedro Mine, Hiriart Hill, San Diego Co., California, USA
- Scrub Oaks Mine, Dover, Morris Co., New Jersey, USA
- Shattuck mine, Bisbee, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
- Shavano Peak, Colorado, USA
- Sheahan Quarry etc, Graniteville, Iron Co., Missouri, USA
- Showalter Quarry/Blueball Stone Co., East Earle Township/Lancaster, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania, USA
- Sierra Co., New Mexico, USA
- Silver King Mine, Superior, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA
- Sneech Pond Copper mine, Cumberland, Providence Co., Rhode Island, USA
- Snow/Sackett/Marcia/Old/Melvin/Wright Mines etc, Chester, Hampden Co., Massachusetts, USA
- Southwest mine, Bisbee, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
- Specialty Minerals quarry, Adams, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts, USA
- Standpipe Hill Quarries, Topsham Township, Sagadahoc Co., Maine, USA
- State Route 30 locality, Long Lake, Hamilton Co., New York, USA
- Steere Farm, Harrisville, Burrillville, Providence Co., Rhode Island, USA
- Sterling Hill and Franklin Furnace, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA
- Sterling Mine, Antwerp, St.Lawrence Co., New York, USA
- Stockbridge Valley Brown Iron Ore District, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts, USA
- Stove Mt., El Paso Co., Colorado, USA
- Summit Rock, Douglas Co., Oregon, USA
- Sunnyside mine, Silverton Mining District, Howardsville, San Juan Co., Colorado, USA
- Surl, Person Co., North Carolina, USA
- Swansea, Utah, USA
- Taunton Copper Company Coal mines, Portsmouth, Newport Co., Rhode Island, USA
- Thomas Range, Juab Co., Utah, USA
- Thomasville, Pennsylvania, USA
- Tilcon Capaldi quarry, Acushnet, Bristol Co., Massachusetts, USA
- Tilly Foster Mine, Brewster, Putnam Co., New York, USA
- Topaz cove, Thomas Range, Juab Co., Utah, USA
- Trail Creek mine area, Converse Co., Wyoming, USA
- Tungsten Mine, Trumbull, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, USA
- Tuscon Mine, Leadville, Lake Co., Colorado, USA
- Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic Co., New Jersey, USA
- Wah Wah Mountain range, Utah, USA
- Walker Valley, Skagit Co., Washington, USA
- Wallace/Dixon Eutis/Southern Mines etc, Kings Creek, Cherokee County, South Carolina, USA
- Warren Nickel prospect, Warren, Knox Co., Maine, USA
- Watchung Mountain Quarries, Mountainside, Union Co., New Jersey, USA
- Waterford, North Smithfield, Providence Co., Rhode Island, USA
- Wausau Plateau, Rib Mountain, Marathon Co., Wisconsin, USA
- Wheatfield Iron Mine, Wheatfield/Sinking Spring, Berks Co., Pennsylvania, USA
- White Mt. Batholith Pegmatite District, Carroll Co., New Hampshire, USA
- Willis Mountain Mine, Willis Mountain Area (near Farmville), Buckingham Co., Virginia, USA
- Woodward Iron Mines, Vance, Tuscaloosa Co., Alabama, USA
- Yedlin Locality mine, Topsham, Sagadahoc Co., Maine, USA
- Zinc Mines, Timberville, Virginia, USA
- Bute Mine, Llantrisant, Mid Glamorgan, Wales
- Llanharry Hematite Mine,Llanharry, Mid Glamorgan, Wales
- Parys Mountain mine, Anglesey, Wales
- Taffs Well quarry, Cardiff, Wales
- Kipushi mine, Lubumbashi, Shaba, Zaire
- Lueshe mine, North Kivu, Zaire
- Musonoi mine, Kolwezi, Shaba, Zaire
Usos y apliaciones
Aunque no es el mineral más rico en hierro, es junto a la magnetita, la principal mena de hierro y la base de la siderurgia y la industria tradicional.
Aunque no goza de gran importancia en gemologÃa, el hematites se ha utilizado desde la antigüedad como gema. A ella se le han atribuido propiedades terapéuticas y mágicas.
BibliografÃa y más información
- American Mineralogist, vol. 51, p.123, (1966)