Hematite can be metallic or nonmetallic, and is micaceous and foliated.  It can be identified by its red streak.  Its color is steel-grey to black in crystals, dull to bright red in fine grained material.  It has a moh's hardness of 5-6.  

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Object U Number Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number) Museum Number (BM Registration Number) Museum Number (UPM B-number) Description (Catalog Card)
6146 (none) (none) (none) Weight. Black hematite. Type?
6178A (none) (none) (none) [A-F] 6 hematite weights. Black. Types II, III and I or VIII ? (D+E)
6178B (none) 1927,0527.49 (none) [A-F] 6 hematite weights. Black. Types II, III and I or VIII ? (D+E)
6178C (none) 1927,0527.50 (none) [A-F] 6 hematite weights. Black. Types II, III and I or VIII ? (D+E)
6178D (none) (none) (none) [A-F] 6 hematite weights. Black. Types II, III and I or VIII ? (D+E)
6178E (none) 1927,0527.51 (none) [A-F] 6 hematite weights. Black. Types II, III and I or VIII ? (D+E)
6178F (none) 1927,0527.53 (none) [A-F] 6 hematite weights. Black. Types II, III and I or VIII ? (D+E)
6256A (none) 1927,0527.46 (none) [A-F] 6 Cylindrical weights. Black haematite.Types III.
6256B (none) 1927,0527.48 (none) [A-F] 6 Cylindrical weights. Black haematite.Types III.
6256C (none) (none) (none) [A-F] 6 Cylindrical weights. Black haematite.Types III.
6256D (none) (none) (none) [A-F] 6 Cylindrical weights. Black haematite.Types III.
6256E (none) (none) (none) [A-F] 6 Cylindrical weights. Black haematite.Types III.
6256F (none) (none) (none) [A-F] 6 Cylindrical weights. Black haematite.Types III.
6257B (none) 1927,0527.44 (none) [A-C] 3 Duck Weights. [A-B] 2 Black Haematite. [C] 1 Lapis Lazuli. A and B to E [Expedition]. [drawing C 1:1] Type VI.
6291 (none) (none) (none) Hematite weight. Black. Type II. [drawing 1:1]
6455 (none) (none) (none) Weight. Black hematite. Type III. [drawing 1:1]
6469 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Black Hematite. Weapon of Nergal between two worshippers. -Rampant Ibex. -Naked facing Ishtar votary. -Smaller worshipper. About BC 1900. B.
6514A (none) (none) (none) Weight. Black hematite. Cylinder shaped. Type III.
6542 (none) (none) (none) Duck weight. Stone. Gray. Type VI. E.
6699 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Inscribed. Introduction scene. Fighting god with hatchet worshipped by male figure introduced by assistant goddess. Attributes: Crescent moon, squat monkey, balance and rampant lion. Inscribed: Ilu Shamash Ilu Aa 1st Babylonian Dynasty about 1900 BC. B.
6783 (none) 1927,0527.47 (none) Weight. Hematite. Green. E. Type ?.
7522 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Black hematite. Ishtar and attendant. Presentation of worshiper to Nannar. attendant is dwarfish nude? female with thick hair. Attributes: crescent moon, sceptre (with serpent head?) For illustration cf. field note on G. 12. 2100 BC. And pot type XIX
7524 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. hematite. Black. Inscribed. PA(?) dEN-ZU PA(>)-Sin warad ^dDun-pa-sag. u^d nin-har-sag-ga. Servant of Dun-pa-sag and of Ninharsag. For illustration cf. Field note on G.4. God with high horned headdress wearing flounced kaunakes skirt carrying sword in left-hand meeting second deity wearing short tunic only down to knees. This deity has a short pigtail behind head protruding horizontally over the shoulder. He is followed by a deity also in a short tunic, wearing high boots and bearing a mace Assyrian? Attributes: 7 Pleiades and crescent moon and goose.
7604 (none) (none) (none) Weight hematite. Dark green. Lentoid. Type II.
7605 (none) (none) (none) Weight Conoid. hematite. Dark green. Type IV.