Various samples of hematite | Source: Geologyin

Hematite is the world's most important iron ore mineral and the primary source of iron for global steel production. Named from the Greek haima (blood), a reference to its characteristic red streak, it is the natural mineral form of iron(III) oxide (α-Fe₂O₃) and occurs across a wide range of geological environments.

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