1. Hematite by-nc-nd: Martin McDonald

2. The color red, in makeup and paint and of course, rust: brought to you by hematite. by-nc: Andrew West by-nc-nd: Lisa Ruokis by-nd: norimutsu nogami

3. Hematite is used as pigment all over the world. Paint Cylinder (with pestle) Chaco Anasazi. Site name: Chaco Canyon. AD 700-1200. Hematite. L 9.1, W 2.4, T 0.8 cm Credit: NPS /Chaco Culture National Historical Park, CHCU 6541 by-sa: Hector Fabio Hurtado by-nc-nd: katybeck

4. Red paint for barns and the original red dye for clothing. by-sa: Scott Granneman by-nc-sa: spinning jenny

5. The red ocher variety of hematite was the original face and body paint. It continues today in modern form. by-nc-sa: GreenBeanPrime by-nc: Eileen Delhi by-nc-sa: Tinou Bao

6. Georgia clay and rocks on the north shore of Lake Superior have hematite in them. by-nc-nd: highway_47_blues by-nd: Je Kemp Hematite is in the red rocks and soils all over the world.

7. Wadi Rum, Jordan Delicate Arch, Utah, USA by-nc-nd: Ryan Whisner by-sa: Shital Shah by-nc-nd: Daniella Schoch Wolwedans, NamibRand Nature Reserve, Namibia

8. Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, outside Las Vegas, Nevada Red Rock Amphitheater, outside Denver, Colorado by-nc-nd: mjsawyer by-nd: Oliver Mallich

9. The Martian landscape is covered in fine red hematite dust. A Presidential Panorama of Mars Credit: IMP Team, JPL, NASA

10. Hematite is found with other minerals at volcanic underwater vents. NOAA This sample shows the iron oxide mineral hematite (red) with the sulfate mineral barite (white) and the copper sulfide mineral chalcopyrite (yellow-green). NOAA

11. Hematite is in the red pipestone quarried at Pipestone National Monument. The pipestone is a weakly metamorphosed claystone between layers of the pink Sioux Quartzite. Pipestone, and especially this red pipestone, is sacred to Native American peoples. Frog carved out of pipestone. Quarry at Pipestone National Monument. by-nc-nd: PipeStone NPS

12. Hematite is popular in North American jewelry. by-nc-sa: Ian Beardsley byution: scubadive67 by-nc: Lindley Ashline by-nc-sa: iamjunko

13. Banded Iron Formation In North America found near Lake Superior, the BIF contains lots of hematite and magnetite. Copyright Commonwealth of Australia by-nc-sa: Ron Schott

14. Iron mined in the upper Midwest allowed the U.S. forces to produce the planes, submarines, ships, and tanks needed to win during World War II. by-nc-nd: Cormac Purtill by: Nat'l Museum of Health & Medicine by-nc-nd: J0nny_t by-nc-nd: Mary Bingham

15. Hematite is made into IRON and STEEL, the backbone of our society. by: Kate Rosok by-nd: Chris Schlosser

16. Humans use hematite to make iron for weapons, railroad lines, and skyscrapers by: Tomas Hellberg by-nc: Stéphane Bérubé by: Drew Geraets

17. Hematite by-nc-nd: Martin McDonald

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