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Object Type:
Education and Outreach collections
Collecting Locality:
Mt. Tom Price, Australia, Indian Ocean, Australia, Western Australia
Description:
This object is part of the Education and Outreach collection, some of which are in the Q?rius science education center and available to see.
Notes:
This mineral is Hematite (Banded Iron Ore). The exposed portions of the mineral consists of repeated alternating layers of light and dark gray. The dark gray mineral is hematite, an iron oxide. The unexposed portions are a rusty brown.
