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Hematite: mineral characteristics, properties, uses

Hematite forms through various geological processes and is even found on Mars.

The moon is getting rusty due to oxygen stripped from Earth's atmosphere

An oxidised form of iron was surprisingly common the moon, which may reveal insights about Earth's atmospheric history.

Researchers might have just found the oldest creatures in history

Four billion years. Let that sink in for a moment.

Moving closer to life on Mars: Curiosity Rover identifies its first mineral

For the first time in its mission to study Mars and the potential for life on it, the Curiosity Rover has identified a mineral. The rover took samples by drilling in a Martian mountain and was then able to make the identification. The mineral in case is called hematite. Hematite is an iron oxide (Fe2O3) […]