Ferric Iron Oxide, Purity : 99%

Listing ID #377362

We are offering ferric iron oxide. ferric iron oxide is a unique natural red hematite produced through beneficiation and fine grinding of the exclusive domestic ore body. Ferric iron oxide may be used in ferrite, glass, oil drilling. Etc. Our ferric iron oxide is available at affordable prices. physical characteristics

• color is steel or silver gray to black in some forms and red to brown in earthy forms. Sometimes tarnished with irredescent colors when in a hydrated form (called turgite).
• luster is metallic or dull in earthy and oolitic forms
• transparency: crystals are opaque
• crystal system is trigonal; bar 3 2/m
• crystal habits include tabular crystals of varying thickness sometimes twinned, micaceous (specular), botryoidal and massive. Also earthy or oolitic.
• cleavage is absent however there is a parting on two planes
• fracture is uneven
• hardness is 5 - 6
• specific gravity is 5.3 (slightly above average for metallic minerals)
• streak is blood red to brownish red for earthy forms