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Iron Rose, etc.

Saint-Christophe-en-Oisans, Grenoble, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Hematite, etc.

Monte Giove, Vallone del Vannino, Formazza, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy

Hematite, etc.

Wessels Mine, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa

Iron Rose, etc.

Saint-Christophe-en-Oisans, Grenoble, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Hematite, etc.

Monte Giove, Vallone del Vannino, Formazza, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy

Hematite, etc.

Wessels Mine, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa

Iron Rose, etc.

Saint-Christophe-en-Oisans, Grenoble, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Hematite, etc.

Monte Giove, Vallone del Vannino, Formazza, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy

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About Needle-oreHide

Synonym of:

Aikinite, Hematite

This page provides mineralogical data about Needle-ore.

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

29642

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:29642:7

Pronunciation of Needle-oreHide

Pronunciation:

Play	Recorded by	Country
	Jolyon Ralph	United Kingdom

Age distributionHide

Recorded ages:

Mesozoic : 236 ± 7 Ma to 145 ± 4 Ma - based on 6 recorded ages.

Chemical AnalysisHide

Oxide wt%:

	1	2	3
Fe₂O₃	87.0 %	86.95 %
MnO₂	2.5 %	2.93 %
SiO₂	5.0 %	8.20 %
Al₂O₃	2.0 %	0.73 %	0.12 %
Loss	3.5 %	1.19 %
TiO₂			5.69 %
MnO			0.16 %
FeO			88.91 %
MgO			0.47 %
Total:	100 %	100 %	95.35 %

Empirical formulas:

Sample ID	Empirical Formula
3	(Fe³⁺,Al)_1.774(Fe²⁺, Mg, Mn)_0.113Ti_0.113O₃

Sample references:

ID	Locality	Reference	Notes
1	Bihain, Vielsalm, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium	Drapiez, M. (1820) Sur une mine de fer oligiste du Grand Duché de Luxembourg. Annales générales des sciences physiques, Bruxelles: 7.
2	Colanhan, Lierneux, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium	Davreux, C. (1833) Essai sur la constitution géognostique de la province de Liège. Mémoire de l'Académie royale de Bruxelles, Mémoire couronné in 4°, 9.
3	Dypingdal serpentine-magnesite deposit, Snarum, Modum, Buskerud, Norway	Raade, Gunnar (1982) Die sogenannten "Martite" von Snarum (Norwegen) [The so-called “Martites” from Snarum (Norway)]. Der Aufschluss, 33 (11) Heidelberg. 405-407	Microprobe, Fe2+

Crystal StructureHide

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Data courtesy of the American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database. Click on an AMCSD ID to view structure

ID	Species	Reference	Year	Locality	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
0009395	Aikinite	Kohatsu I, Wuensch B J (1971) The crystal structure of aikinite, PbCuBiS3 Acta Crystallographica B27 1245-1252	1971		0	293
0010716	Aikinite	Ohmasa M, Nowacki W (1970) A redetermination of the crystal structure of aikinite [BiS2\|S\|CuIVPbVII] Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie 132 71-86	1970	Beresowsk, Ural	0	293
0000143	Hematite	Blake R L, Hessevick R E, Zoltai T, Finger L W (1966) Refinement of the hematite structure American Mineralogist 51 123-129	1966	Elba, Italy	0	293
0002228	Hematite	Gualtieri A, Venturelli P (1999) In situ study of the goethite-hematite phase transformation by real time synchrotron powder diffraction American Mineralogist 84 895-904	1999		0	586
0002229	Hematite	Gualtieri A, Venturelli P (1999) In situ study of the goethite-hematite phase transformation by real time synchrotron powder diffraction American Mineralogist 84 895-904	1999		0	790
0002230	Hematite	Gualtieri A, Venturelli P (1999) In situ study of the goethite-hematite phase transformation by real time synchrotron powder diffraction American Mineralogist 84 895-904	1999		0	1052
0017806	Hematite	Maslen E N, Streltsov V A, Streltsova N R, Ishizawa N (1994) Synchrotron X-ray study of the electron density in alpha-Fe2O3 Acta Crystallographica B50 435-441	1994	synthetic	0	293
0017807	Hematite	Maslen E N, Streltsov V A, Streltsova N R, Ishizawa N (1994) Synchrotron X-ray study of the electron density in alpha-Fe2O3 Acta Crystallographica B50 435-441	1994	synthetic	0	293
0017808	Hematite	Maslen E N, Streltsov V A, Streltsova N R, Ishizawa N (1994) Synchrotron X-ray study of the electron density in alpha-Fe2O3 Acta Crystallographica B50 435-441	1994	synthetic	0	293
0017731	Hematite	Finger L W, Hazen R M (1980) Crystal structure and isothermal compression of Fe2O3, Cr2O3, and V2O3 to 50 kbars Journal of Applied Physics 51 5362-5367	1980	synthetic	0.0001	293
0017732	Hematite	Finger L W, Hazen R M (1980) Crystal structure and isothermal compression of Fe2O3, Cr2O3, and V2O3 to 50 kbars Journal of Applied Physics 51 5362-5367	1980	synthetic	1.54	293
0017733	Hematite	Finger L W, Hazen R M (1980) Crystal structure and isothermal compression of Fe2O3, Cr2O3, and V2O3 to 50 kbars Journal of Applied Physics 51 5362-5367	1980	synthetic	3.14	293
0017734	Hematite	Finger L W, Hazen R M (1980) Crystal structure and isothermal compression of Fe2O3, Cr2O3, and V2O3 to 50 kbars Journal of Applied Physics 51 5362-5367	1980	synthetic	4.16	293
0017735	Hematite	Finger L W, Hazen R M (1980) Crystal structure and isothermal compression of Fe2O3, Cr2O3, and V2O3 to 50 kbars Journal of Applied Physics 51 5362-5367	1980	synthetic	4.39	293
0017736	Hematite	Finger L W, Hazen R M (1980) Crystal structure and isothermal compression of Fe2O3, Cr2O3, and V2O3 to 50 kbars Journal of Applied Physics 51 5362-5367	1980	synthetic	5.24	293
0014076	Hematite	Pauling L, Hendricks S B (1925) Crystal structures of hematite and corundum Journal of the American Chemical Society 47 781-790	1925		0	293
0018106	Hematite	Pauling L, Hendricks S (1925) The Structure of Hematite Journal of the American Chemical Society 47 781-790	1925		0	293

CIF Raw Data - click here to close

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'Kohatsu I'
'Wuensch B J'
_journal_name_full 'Acta Crystallographica, Section B'
_journal_volume 27 
_journal_year 1971
_journal_page_first 1245
_journal_page_last 1252
_publ_section_title
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 The crystal structure of aikinite, PbCuBiS3
 Note: B(3,3) altered for Pb and Cu, in order to reproduce Biso
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_database_code_amcsd 0009395
_chemical_formula_sum 'Pb Cu Bi S3'
_cell_length_a 11.608
_cell_length_b 4.0279
_cell_length_c 11.275
_cell_angle_alpha 90
_cell_angle_beta 90
_cell_angle_gamma 90
_cell_volume 527.172
_exptl_crystal_density_diffrn      7.256
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M 'P n m a'
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Pb   0.33320   0.25000   0.48800   0.03420
Cu   0.23200   0.25000   0.20810   0.03407
Bi   0.01850   0.25000   0.68120   0.01811
S1   0.04540   0.25000   0.13730   0.01925
S2   0.37950   0.25000   0.05530   0.01646
S3   0.21460   0.25000   0.80360   0.01064
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Pb 0.08192 0.00279 0.01829 0.00000 -0.05769 0.00000
Cu 0.02184 0.03929 0.04122 0.00000 -0.00066 0.00000
Bi 0.01092 0.01496 0.02834 0.00000 0.00133 0.00000
S1 0.01775 0.02096 0.01868 0.00000 0.00597 0.00000
S2 0.00887 0.00789 0.03285 0.00000 0.00464 0.00000
S3 0.01843 0.00682 0.00708 0.00000 0.00133 0.00000

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www.mindat.org (n.d.) http://www.mindat.org/mesg-7-261202.html

Palache, Charles, Berman, Harry, Frondel, Clifford (1944) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 1 - Elements, Sulfides, Sulfosalts, Oxides. John Wiley and Sons, New York.

Significant localities for Needle-oreHide

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Argentina
Tucumán Province Tafí del Valle Department Tafí del Valle ⓘ Cerro Loma Pelada	[Hematite var: Martite] Raúl Jorge Tauber Larry´s collection

Austria
Salzburg St. Johann im Pongau District Hüttschlag ⓘ Karteisgraben	[Hematite] Strasser (1989)

Chile
Coquimbo Limarí Province Monte Patria ⓘ Mantos Grandes Mine	[Hematite var: Specularite] Maskaev et al. (2007)

France
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Puy-de-Dôme Riom Saint-Ours-les-Roches ⓘ Puy de Ténuzet quarry	[Hematite] Mboungou-Kongo (2002)
Grand Est Haut-Rhin Colmar-Ribeauvillé Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines ⓘ Brézouard Massif	[Hematite] Wittern et al. (1997)
Col de Ste Marie Tête du Violu ⓘ Bernardstein vein	[Hematite] Les Minéraux de Sainte Marie-aux-Mines
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Alpes-de-Haute-Provence Forcalquier Saint-Maime ⓘ Saint-Maime mines	[Hematite] Favreau G. et al. (2004)

Ireland
Munster Cork County Mizen Peninsula Ballydehob Audley Mines ⓘ Ballycummisk Mine	[Hematite var: Specularite] Flannery (n.d.)

Italy	[Hematite]

Piedmont Cuneo Province Bellino Varaita di Rui Valley ⓘ Salza Mountain	[Hematite] Piccoli (2002) +1 other reference
Metropolitan City of Turin Sauze di Cesana ⓘ Metabasite occurrence	[Hematite var: Iron Rose] Giacomino et al. (1986) +1 other reference
Usseaux ⓘ Bergerie del Laux	[Hematite var: Iron Rose] Giacomino et al. (1986) +1 other reference
Tuscany Livorno Province Rio Rio Marina Rio Mine ⓘ Bacino stope	[Hematite] E. Grill (1911)
ⓘ Valle Giove stope	[Hematite] Garofalo et al. (2025)
ⓘ Vigneria stope	[Hematite] Orlandi +2 other references
Lucca Province Minucciano Gorfigliano ⓘ Acqua Bianca valley	[Hematite] Orlandi P. et al. (LU)
Seravezza ⓘ Monte Folgorito	[Hematite] Dini A. et al. (1997)

Morocco
Drâa-Tafilalet Region Zagora Province Agdz Cercle Tansifte Caïdat Ightem ⓘ Ightem Mine (Irhtem Mine; Irtem Mine)	[Hematite] Favreau et al. (2006)

Norway
Telemark Kragerø Kragerø Archipelago Langøy Langøy Iron Mines ⓘ Peder Anker Mine	[Hematite] Vogt (1892) +1 other reference

Peru
Huancavelica Angaraes Province Ccochaccasa District ⓘ Julcani mining district	[Aikinite] Crowley et al. (1997)

Russia
Sverdlovsk Oblast Beryozovsky ⓘ Berezovsk deposit	[Aikinite] [Clark +4 other references

Spain
Andalusia Málaga Antequera ⓘ La Juanona Quarry	[Hematite] Romero Silva (2003) +2 other references
Aragon Zaragoza Tierga ⓘ Santa Rosa Mine	[Hematite] Calvo (2008)
Asturias ⓘ Oviedo	[Hematite] Fuertes Acevedo (1884) +1 other reference
El LLagú Castro Cegallú-El Bravo ⓘ Latores Quarry	[Hematite] Calvo (2009)

Switzerland
Grisons Surselva Region Tujetsch Val Curnera ⓘ Cavradi gorge	[Hematite] Kipfer (1974) +1 other reference

UK
England Cumbria Copeland Egremont ⓘ Florence Mine	[Hematite] Fluorite: The Collector's Choice. Extra ...
Eden Shap Rural ⓘ Shap Beck Quarry	[Hematite]

USA
Arizona La Paz County Buckskin Mountains Santa Maria Mining District (Planet Mining District; Swansea Mining District; Bill Williams Mining District) ⓘ BCC Mines	[Hematite] Anthony et al. (1995)
Maricopa County ⓘ Queen of Sheba Mine (La Aguila patented claim; La Firmos Mine)	[Hematite] self-collected by C. Lemanski
Navajo County Apache Iron Mining District ⓘ Apache Iron deposit	[Hematite] - (2005)
Connecticut Hartford County East Granby ⓘ Roncari Quarry	[Hematite] Cristofono (n.d.)
New Haven County East Haven ⓘ Cinque Quarry	[Hematite] Powell (1987)
Montana Jefferson County Cataract Mining District (Comet Mining District; Basin Mining District) ⓘ PC Mine	[Hematite] Chris Van Laer Collection
New Mexico Doña Ana County Las Cruces ⓘ Calle Jitas Blvd Chert Occurrences	[Hematite] Brighton Alfred Collection.
Rhode Island Providence County North Smithfield ⓘ Waterford	[Hematite] Michael W. Kieron collection

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