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Description: | Hematite is an iron ore, and has the same chemical composition as rust. Rounded masses of hematite are often described as kidney ore, because they can look like a pile of kidneys. Hematite also forms shiny black crystals. The ancient Egyptians used ground-up hematite to make a red pigment, which they used to decorate statues, tombs and coffins. In the UK, hematite is still being extracted from the Florence Mine in Cumbria. | License: | http://www.imagine.org.uk/about/copyright/ | Rights holder: | Tyne & Wear Museums | Subjects: | rocks and minerals natural world | Source: | Tyne and Wear Imagine | Identifier: | http://www.imagine.org.uk/details/index.... | Go to resource |
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