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Magnetic Hematite

For the Looking Close on Friday challenge: Magnets.

 

Hematite occurs naturally in black to steel or silver-gray, brown to reddish-brown, or red colors. It is mined as an important ore mineral of iron. It is electrically conductive and easily magnetized.

 

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Uploaded on January 3, 2025
Taken on January 3, 2025