Hall, Townshend M. (1868) The Mineralogist's Directory: or, a guide to the Principal Mineral Localities in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Edward Stanford.

ⓘ Hematite

Formula: Fe₂O₃

Locality: Wednesbury, Sandwell, West Midlands Metropolitan County, England, UK

References:

Hall, Townshend M. (1868) The Mineralogist's Directory: or, a guide to the Principal Mineral Localities in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Edward Stanford.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Chalcopyrite	2.CB.10a	CuFeS₂
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Hematite	4.CB.05	Fe₂O₃

List of minerals for each chemical element

O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Hematite	Fe₂O₃
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Hematite	Fe₂O₃
Cu	Copper
Cu	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂

Fossils

There are 4 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences

Youngest Fossil Listed

307 Ma (Carboniferous)

Oldest Fossil Listed

431 Ma (Silurian)

Stratigraphic Units

Unit	No. Occurrences	Age
Elton	28	427.4 - 423 Ma (Silurian)
Wenlock Limestone	5	430.5 - 427.4 Ma (Silurian)

Fossils from Region

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Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Kockelella genus	Animalia : Chordata : Kockelellidae : *Kockelella*	427.4 - 425.6 Ma Silurian
Panderodus genus	Animalia : Chordata : Distacodontidae : *Panderodus*	427.4 - 425.6 Ma Silurian
Thelodus genus	Animalia : Chordata : Loganelliidae : *Thelodus*	427.4 - 425.6 Ma Silurian
Plesioidischia genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Orthoptera : Oedischiidae : *Plesioidischia*	318.1 - 314.6 Ma Carboniferous
Brodia priscotincta species	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Megasecoptera : Brodiidae : Brodia : *Brodia priscotincta*	318.1 - 314.6 Ma Carboniferous
Strepsodus sauroides species	Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Rhizodontidae : Strepsodus : *Strepsodus sauroides*	315.2 - 307 Ma Carboniferous
Palaeomachus anglicus species	Animalia : Arthropoda : Arachnida : Scorpiones : Palaeomachus : *Palaeomachus anglicus*	314.6 - 314.6 Ma Carboniferous
Euphoberia ferox species	Animalia : Arthropoda : Myriapoda : Euphoberiida : Euphoberiidae : Euphoberia : *Euphoberia ferox*	318.1 - 314.6 Ma Carboniferous
Wurmiella excavata species	Animalia : Chordata : Conodonta : Ozarkodinida : Spathognathodontodae : Wurmiella : *Wurmiella excavata*	430.5 - 425.6 Ma Silurian
Ozarkodina confluens species	Animalia : Chordata : Conodonta : Ozarkodinida : Ozarkodina : *Ozarkodina confluens*	430.5 - 425.6 Ma Silurian

Fossil Localities

Click to show 4 fossil localities

England
- West Midlands Metropolitan County
  - Sandwell
    - Carboniferous🐚 Old Hill
    - Carboniferous🐚 Sandwell Park colliery
    - Carboniferous🐚 Tipton
    - Silurian🐚 Wednesbury No. 102 92.25-92.30

Other Databases

Wikipedia:	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandwell
Wikidata ID:	Q285964
GeoNames ID:	3333191

Localities in this Region

England
- West Midlands Metropolitan County
  - Sandwell

England
- West Midlands Metropolitan County
  - Sandwell

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

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Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate

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