| Locality type: | Mine |
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| Species: | Hematite |
| Formula: | Fe2O3 |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Hematite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Sloss Mines, Birmingham Red Ore, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 509212 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:509212:3 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | fadf630b-0a98-4856-8312-c647c2989f5b |
| Nearest other occurrences of Hematite |
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| 2.4km (1.5 miles) | ⓘWoodward Mines, Birmingham Red Ore, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA |
| 3.2km (2.0 miles) | ⓘPyne Mine, Birmingham Mining District, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA |
| 3.8km (2.4 miles) | ⓘRaimund Mine, Birmingham Red Ore, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA |
| 4.5km (2.8 miles) | ⓘWenonah Mines (Wenona No. 6; 10 Mines; TCI Fossil Division), Birmingham Red Ore, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA |
| 11.3km (7.0 miles) | ⓘSpaulding Mine, Birmingham Red Ore, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA |
| 12.1km (7.5 miles) | ⓘUnnamed Iron Prospect (MRDS - 10083724), Jefferson County, Alabama, USA |
| 21.3km (13.2 miles) | ⓘHammond; Dago; Hendona; and Valleyview Mines (Red Gap-Green Springs Ore Mines), Birmingham Red Ore, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA |
| 28.3km (17.6 miles) | ⓘRuffner Mine, Birmingham Red Ore, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA |
| 32.5km (20.2 miles) | ⓘAlfretta Mines, Birmingham Red Ore, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA |
| 37.4km (23.2 miles) | ⓘUnnamed Iron Prospect (MRDS - 10083317), Bibb County, Alabama, USA |
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 | | Report (volume) | | Canada. Montreal, Quebec. Ala. Acad. Sci. Jour.-Alabama Academy of Science Journal. Birmmgham, Ala. Ala...Rock, Ark Ark Geol. Survey County Mmeral Rpt.-Arkansas Geological Survey County Mmeral Report Little Rock...Cahf Jour. Mmes and Geology-Cahforma Journal of Mines and Geology Sacramento, Cahf Cahf Oil Fields-Cahforma...Mmeral Res Rpt.; Pamph.; Press Bull.-Idaho Bureau of Mines and Geology Mmeral Resources Report; Pamphlet; Press...Bethlehem, Pa. Los Angeles County Mus Sci Ser, Paleontology; Quart.-Los Angeles County Museum Science Series |  | | Book (edition) | | muscovite), and manganese may impart various shades of red. Minerals appearing in unexpected or unusual associations...characteristic shades of orange red. Jasper contains microscopic inclusions of hematite or limonite and may be...be any color from light brown to deep red. The name also includes finely granular material of the same...fine mixtures of opal and chalcedonic quartz. Hematite, Limonite These compounds occur in almost endless...minerals. Megascopically crystalline hematite is largely restricted to ore deposits and associations of metallic |
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