Violet Anderson Royal Ontario Museum Hematite occurs very rarely at MSH, it is a member of the hematite group. Color is usually dull red or black. Luster is vitreous or earthy. Diaphaneity is opaque. Crystal Habits include lamellar hexagonal plates and as blocky crystals to 3mm across.
Fracture is uneven to subconchoidal.
Hardness is 5 - 6. Streak is deep red. Associated Minerals include analcime, ancylite, calcite, microcline, pyrite, rhodochrosite, siderite and smectite group.