Hematite : CSIRO Spectroscopy Database

Hematite [ Fe₂O₃ ]

Image of Hematite

Specimen of hematite, from Paraburdoo, Western Australia. Specimen M 41658, Museums Victoria.

Photo by John Bosworth, Copyright Museums Victoria / CC BY (Licensed as Attribution 4.0 International)

Material properties

Formula	Fe₂O₃
Abbreviation	Hem
Classifications	Iron(III) oxide, Hematite (group)
Members	Titanohematite, Specularite
Luminescence emitter	Fe-O
Spectra	SXES (1)
IMA Status	Approved (IMA 1971 s.p.)
Search other databases	webmineral.com, mindat.org, rruf.info, mineralienatlas.de, Handbook of Mineralogy, American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database
Related materials	Luogufengite
Crystal symmetry	Trigonal, Point group 3m, Space group R3c (#167)
Tags	Mineral, Simple oxide

Composition

Element	Atoms
Fe	2
O	3
Total:	5

References for Hematite

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Spectra

Images

CSIRO SXES database

Ruan et al. 2001

Specimens of Hematite

Name	Owner	Materials	Phase purity	Image	Spectra	Techniques
M0633 Hematite	CSIRO	Hematite (99.4%)	99.4	M0633 Hematite Image of Hematite [ Fe2O3 ] in specimen 'M0633 Hematite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2025 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
M0637 Hematite	CSIRO	Hematite (96.3%), Quartz	96.3	M0637 Hematite Image of Hematite and Quartz in specimen 'M0637 Hematite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2025 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
46E3863 Hematite	CSIRO	Hematite (93.8%), Quartz	93.8	46E3863 Hematite Image of Hematite and Quartz in specimen '46E3863 Hematite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2025 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
M0626 Hematite	CSIRO	Hematite (91.5%), Quartz	91.5	M0626 Hematite Image of Hematite and Quartz in specimen 'M0626 Hematite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2025 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
M0801 Hematite / Quartz / Goethite	CSIRO	Goethite, Hematite (61.5%), Quartz	61.5	M0801 Hematite / Quartz / Goethite Image of Hematite, Goethite and Quartz in specimen 'M0801 Hematite / Quartz / Goethite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
M0764 Hematite / Quartz / Goethite	CSIRO	Goethite, Hematite (54.7%), Magnetite, Quartz	54.7	M0764 Hematite / Quartz / Goethite Image of Hematite, Goethite, Magnetite and Quartz in specimen 'M0764 Hematite / Quartz / Goethite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
M0638 Hematite / Quartz	CSIRO	Hematite (51.1%), Maghemite, Quartz	51.1	M0638 Hematite / Quartz Image of Hematite, Maghemite and Quartz in specimen 'M0638 Hematite / Quartz' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
M0631 Quartz / Hematite	CSIRO	Hematite (37.0%), Magnetite, Quartz	37.0	M0631 Quartz / Hematite Image of Quartz, Hematite and Magnetite in specimen 'M0631 Quartz / Hematite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
M2032 Quartz / Hematite / Goethite	CSIRO	Goethite, Hematite (18.3%), Malachite, Quartz	18.3	M2032 Quartz / Hematite / Goethite Image of Quartz, Goethite, Hematite and Malachite in specimen 'M2032 Quartz / Hematite / Goethite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
M1646 Goethite / Malachite / Hematite	CSIRO	Goethite, Hematite (14.8%), Malachite, Montmorillonite, Quartz	14.8	M1646 Goethite / Malachite / Hematite Image of Goethite, Hematite, Malachite, Montmorillonite and Quartz in specimen 'M1646 Goethite / Malachite / Hematite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
M0930 Azurite / Hematite	CSIRO	Azurite, Goethite, Al, Hematite (13.7%), Hoganite, Quartz	13.7	M0930 Azurite / Hematite Image of Azurite, Goethite (var. Al), Hematite, Hoganite and Quartz in specimen 'M0930 Azurite / Hematite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
M2803 Malachite / Montmorillonite / Goethite	CSIRO	Goethite, Hematite (10.7%), Malachite, Montmorillonite, Quartz	10.7	M2803 Malachite / Montmorillonite / Goethite Image of Malachite, Goethite, Hematite, Montmorillonite and Quartz in specimen 'M2803 Malachite / Montmorillonite / Goethite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
MES119 Augite / Labradorite / Anorthoclase	CSIRO	Anorthoclase, Armalcolite, Augite, Hematite (8.9%), Labradorite, Orthoclase	8.9	MES119 Augite / Labradorite / Anorthoclase Image of Augite, Anorthoclase, Armalcolite, Hematite, Labradorite and Orthoclase in specimen 'MES119 Augite / Labradorite / Anorthoclase' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
M0891 Goethite / Montmorillonite	CSIRO	Goethite, Hematite (8.7%), Microcline, Montmorillonite, Quartz	8.7	M0891 Goethite / Montmorillonite Image of Goethite, Hematite, Microcline, Montmorillonite and Quartz in specimen 'M0891 Goethite / Montmorillonite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
M0268 Cinnabar / Quartz	CSIRO	Cinnabar, Hematite (7.2%), Quartz	7.2	M0268 Cinnabar / Quartz Image of Cinnabar, Hematite and Quartz in specimen 'M0268 Cinnabar / Quartz' [CSIRO]. (C) 2025 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
M2229 Goethite / Quartz	CSIRO	Goethite, Hematite (7.0%), Quartz	7.0	M2229 Goethite / Quartz Image of Goethite, Hematite and Quartz in specimen 'M2229 Goethite / Quartz' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
M2742 Digenite / Djurleite	CSIRO	Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Digenite, high, Djurleite, Hematite (5.7%), Quartz	5.7	M2742 Digenite / Djurleite Image of Djurleite, Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Digenite (var. high), Hematite and Quartz in specimen 'M2742 Digenite / Djurleite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
NR_Act_1 Talc / Tremolite / Quartz	CSIRO	Albite, Clinochlore, Fe, Hematite (5.0%), Muscovite-2M1, Quartz, Talc, Tremolite	5.0	NR_Act_1 Talc / Tremolite / Quartz Image of Talc, Albite, Clinochlore (var. Fe), Hematite, Muscovite-2M1, Quartz and Tremolite in specimen 'NR_Act_1 Talc / Tremolite / Quartz' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
M2237 Malachite / Azurite	CSIRO	Azurite, Delafossite, Goethite, Al, Hematite (4.8%), Malachite, Quartz	4.8	M2237 Malachite / Azurite Image of Malachite, Azurite, Delafossite, Goethite (var. Al), Hematite and Quartz in specimen 'M2237 Malachite / Azurite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
MES108 Andradite / Calcite	CSIRO	Andradite, Calcite, Hematite (4.5%), Quartz	4.5	MES108 Andradite / Calcite Image of Andradite, Calcite, Hematite and Quartz in specimen 'MES108 Andradite / Calcite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
M2740 Digenite / Djurleite	CSIRO	Digenite, high, Djurleite, Hematite (2.7%), Tenorite	2.7	M2740 Digenite / Djurleite Image of Djurleite, Digenite (var. high), Hematite and Tenorite in specimen 'M2740 Digenite / Djurleite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
M0656 Goethite / Cuprite	CSIRO	Clinochlore, Fe, Cuprite, Fluorite, Goethite, Hematite (2.5%), Malachite, Quartz	2.5	M0656 Goethite / Cuprite Image of Goethite, Clinochlore (var. Fe), Cuprite, Fluorite, Hematite, Malachite and Quartz in specimen 'M0656 Goethite / Cuprite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
M1362 Fluor-uvite / Magnetite	CSIRO	Fluor-uvite, Hematite (2.0%), Ilmenite, Magnetite	2.0	M1362 Fluor-uvite / Magnetite Image of Fluor-uvite, Hematite, Ilmenite and Magnetite in specimen 'M1362 Fluor-uvite / Magnetite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	2	Reflectance
APIH31 Illite-Smectite 12.0A / Quartz	CSIRO	Anatase, Hematite (1.8%), Illite-Smectite 12.0A, Kaolinite, Quartz	1.8	APIH31 Illite-Smectite 12.0A / Quartz Image of Illite-Smectite 12.0A, Hematite, Kaolinite and Quartz in specimen 'APIH31 Illite-Smectite 12.0A / Quartz' [CSIRO]. (C) 2025 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
M0777 Quartz / Goethite	CSIRO	Goethite, Hematite (1.8%), Quartz	1.8	M0777 Quartz / Goethite Image of Quartz, Goethite and Hematite in specimen 'M0777 Quartz / Goethite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—