
General Information:

Chemical Formula:
gamma-Fe+++2O3

Composition:
(Molecular Weight = 159.69 gm)
Iron 69.94 %
FeOxygen 30.06 %
O 
Empirical Formula:
Fe3+2O3

Locality:
Iron mountain mine, 9.5 miles NW of Redding, Shasta Co., California.
Physical Properties:

Cleavage:
None

Color:
dark brown.

Density:
4.9

Diaphaniety:
Opaque

Habits:
Massive - Uniformly indistinguishable crystals forming large masses., Massive - Granular - Common texture observed in granite and other igneous rock.,

Hardness:
6 - Orthoclase

Luster:
Metallic

Streak:
brown
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