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Hematitic

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he·ma·tite  (hm-tt)
n.
A black or blackish-red to brick-red mineral, essentially Fe2O3, the chief ore of iron.

[Middle English emathite, ematites, from Latin haematts, from Greek (lithos) haimatts, bloodlike (stone), from haima, haimat-, blood.]

hema·titic (-ttk) adj.


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005 Bleached hematitic siltstone ------------------------------------------------------- HC05-1 300 305 5 1.
Strong argillic and hematitic alteration was observed at approximately 845 feet when the hole passed from upper-plate chert into carbonate rocks presumed to be part of the lower plate assemblage.
Veins cut in the trenching and drilling comprise vein breccias with strong silicification, hematitic gossans, and oxide copper minerals.
 
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