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Mineral
Iron Ore (Specular Hematite)
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Mineral
Geological Survey in Inmagyi - Yinmarpin area, Thazi township, Mandalay region
Specular Hematite, a.k.a. micaceous hematite, has a metallic sheen and appears to be composed of thousands of super shiny mica flakes. Hematite (iron oxide), also known as Alaska Black Diamond has such a high sheen when polished that long ago it was used for mirrors. Much hematite is a soft, fine grained, earthy form called red ocher, which is used as pigment. Purified hematite, called rouge, is used to polish plate glass and jewelry.
23.03 ~ 145.5
Million Years (Ma)
Oligocene to Cretaceous
Manual
Mineral Database
12 cm x 11 cm x 9 cm
cm
Geological Survey in Inmagyi - Yinmarpin area, Thazi township, Mandalay region
Museum
400 ~ 500
GPS
Mineral Deposit Area
Geological Survey in Inmagyi - Yinmarpin area, Thazi township, Mandalay region
Inmagyi - Yinmarpin area, Thazi township, Mandalay region
Iron mineralization occurs in the Hpakant area, particularly at Katheintaung, Lamaung and Sankha. Iron ore minerals of magnetite, hematite and goethite are found as lateritic residual deposits on serpentinite bodies. The most abundantly mineralized area is Katheintaung, where three disseminated ore-bearing zones are mined. The largest ore zone is about 1540 m long and 830 m wide, with an average thickness of about 22 m. Iron minerals occur as accessories, hematite, magnetite and pyrite, in Sn–W veins, chromite–nickel deposits, copper deposits and lead–zinc deposits.
Myanmar (Burma)
Mandalay region
Thazi township
DGSE Field Party
Department of Geological Survey and Mineral Exploration, Naypyitaw, [email protected]
Museum
Museum
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Iron Ore (Specular Hematite)_MM_Ore_09_2023
XRF analysis of Iron Ore(Specular Hematite) (CCOP-SMP-2023-000059)
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2023-07-27