HEMATITE

CLASS: Oxide . . . CHEMICAL FORMULA: Fe2O3 . . . CRYSTAL SYSTEM: Trigonal
CRYSTAL FORM: rhomboedron, pinacoid (in slabs or sheets, sometimes forming “iron roses”), prism, scalenohedron; it may occur in botryoidal or oolitic form.
COLOR: black, grey, brown, reddish.
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES: hard (5/6 Mohs), very heavy (5.26 g/cm3), fragile, non-exfoliating, opaque, metallic/submetallic/earthy luster, magnetic when heated, characteristic red powder, infusible.
CURIOSITIES: related to the elimination of negative energies and empowerment of self-confidence.