The name hematite comes from ancient Greek, meaning like blood, mainly because of its color. As early as 63 BC, a Babylonian writer mentioned that King Methrizetus had many hematites in his private gem collection, and at the time hematite was believed to be a potent talisman.
Hematite is an iron mineral that is widely distributed in nature. It can be formed in various geological processes, but it is mainly hydrothermal, sedimentation, and sedimentary metamorphism. It is another important iron ore for ironmaking.
Uses of hematite iron ore
- One of the main iron ores for iron and steelmaking, hematite can be used as raw material for blast furnace ironmaking according to different particle size, grade and impurity content
- Hematite is an excellent inorganic anti-rust pigment, so it has important industrial uses to make paint
- pigments with hematite
- Feed additives
- Additives for cosmetics
- Laser flash powder
- Filler for plastic products (e.g. smart phone cases)
- Manufacture soft and hard magnetic materials
- Hematite iron concentrate can be directly used to produce welding rods, to produce steel-making cooling nets, chemical pigments, and to produce storage batteries
- A traditional Chinese medicine – haematitum (Pacify Liver and subdue yang, check adverse rise of qi by heavy settling, cool blood and stop bleeding)
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