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Gems > Hardstones > Hematite

Preferred term

Hematite  

Definition(s)

  • A common iron mineral, used in jewelry; may be metallic gray, black-gray, blue-black or brownish red in color; when cut very thin it is red and transparent; also called bloodstone

Broader concept(s)

Synonym(s)

  • Bloodstone, hematite
  • Haematite
  • Kidney stone, hematite
  • Specularite

Notation

  • 119178

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-WDGZV195-X

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