Hematite from
Black Rock, Truro, Colchester Co., Nova Scotia, Canada

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Hematite

Black Rock, Truro, Colchester Co., Nova Scotia, Canada

Hematite

Black Rock, Truro, Colchester Co., Nova Scotia, Canada

Hematite

Black Rock, Truro, Colchester Co., Nova Scotia, Canada

Hematite

Black Rock, Truro, Colchester Co., Nova Scotia, Canada

Hematite

Black Rock, Truro, Colchester Co., Nova Scotia, Canada

Hematite

Black Rock, Truro, Colchester Co., Nova Scotia, Canada

Hematite

Black Rock, Truro, Colchester Co., Nova Scotia, Canada

Hematite

Black Rock, Truro, Colchester Co., Nova Scotia, Canada

Classification
Species:	Hematite
Formula:	Fe₂O₃
Comments:	Black botryoidal hematite, which can look similar to goethite, has formed in usual shapes over the matrix. The hematite is often overgrown by poor calcite.
Abundance at site:	Common
Confirmation
Validity:	Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:	Click here to view Hematite data
Locality Data:	Click here to view Black Rock, Truro, Colchester Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
Photo Gallery	View Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:	312415
Long-form Identifier:	1:3:312415:4
GUID (UUID V4):	0
Nearest other occurrences of Hematite

28.9km (18.0 miles)	ⓘ Wentworth plutonic complex, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
30.5km (18.9 miles)	ⓘ Debert Lake prospect, Colchester Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
33.4km (20.8 miles)	ⓘ Tennycape mine (Teny Cape mine), Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
33.8km (21.0 miles)	ⓘ Economy, Colchester Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
41.2km (25.6 miles)	ⓘ Meguma Group, Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
45.8km (28.5 miles)	ⓘ Walton baryte mine (Magnet Cove Barium Corp. mine), Walton, Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
46.3km (28.8 miles)	ⓘ Eureka mine (Old barite mine; Duncan mine), Five Islands, Colchester Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
47.5km (29.5 miles)	ⓘ Tomlinson mine, Walton, Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
47.5km (29.5 miles)	ⓘ Rainy Cove, Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
58.3km (36.2 miles)	ⓘ Macumber mine, Cheverie, Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
References
*Sabina, Ann P. (1964) Rocks and minerals for the collector: Bay of Fundy area. Paper* 64-10. Geological Survey of Canada 96 pp. doi:10.4095/101010**

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Hematite from Black Rock, Truro, Colchester Co., Nova Scotia, Canada

Hematite from
Black Rock, Truro, Colchester Co., Nova Scotia, Canada