6401 - Hematite

At-A-Glance

Country of Origin

NJ
United States

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Essential Information

Specimen ID

6401

Mineral Name

Hematite

Chemical Formula

Fe2O3

Subcollection

Franklin and Sterling Hill Suite
Specimen Number
F028

117/232

Hematite, a very large and fine example of a hematite “parting block” from Franklin. Such specimens are occasionally misidentified as galena. Franklin hematite furnishes some of the most extreme examples known of parting planes in the species.

Geographic Origin

Locality Nickname

Franklin, New Jersey

Locality Lat/Long

41.1220409, -74.5804378

Mining District

Franklin Mining District