TAB. LVI. 



FERRUM oxygenizatum, var. radiatum. 



Radiated Oxide of Iron, or Hematites. 



Class 3. Metals. Order 1. Homogeneous. 

 Gen. 7. Iron. Spec. 3. Oxide of Iron. 



D'w. 1. Imitative. 



Syn. Red Hematite. Kirw.v. 2. 168. 

 Rother Glass-kopt. Emmerl. v. 2. 313. 

 Hematite. Haiiy, v. 4. 105. De Born, v. 2. 287, 



XIJ.c.b.1. 



The Haematite Iron ores are found near Silverstein in Lan- 

 cashire in great variety and abundance. The upper speci- 

 men is somewhat singular, from the separating and divari- 

 cating radii. The lower figure shows more of the usual struc- 

 ture of these ores, which often form large roundish or irre- 

 gular nodules, sometimes kidney-shaped, botroidal, &c. the 

 masses radiating from one or more centres, 8 inches or more 

 in length, and casing or coating one over another. They 

 are mostly of a brick red colour, easily staining the fingers, 

 particularly the powdery parts : — the harder parts also stain 

 the fingers much, and by a little rubbing give a black tinge 



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