Hematite

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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U Number	Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number)	Museum Number (BM Registration Number)	Museum Number (UPM B-number)	Description (Catalog Card)
16212	(none)	(none)	(none)	Beads: A mixed lot of paste, carnelian, agate, jasper, cats eye, crystal, breccia, sard, hematite, lapis, copper, amethyst. Order not kept.
16229A	(none)	1931,1010.156	(none)	Weight 2.88 GRS. Haematite. Ovoid. Reddish brown 1-Minette (nominal weight - 2.805 grs.) Type I
16229D	(none)	1931,1010.159	(none)	Weight 8.32 GRS. Haematite. Long ovoid. Black 1 sheqel (nominal weight 8.416 grs.) Type III
16229E	(none)	1931,1010.168	(none)	Weight 8.32 GRS. Haematite. Ovoid. Blackish Brown. 1 sheqel (nominal weight 8.416 grs.) Type I
16229F	31-43-96	(none)	(none)	Weight 1.44 GRS. Haematite. Long ovoid. Black. 1/2 minette (nominal weight 1.4025 grs.) Type III
16229H	31-43-100	(none)	(none)	Weight 4.352 GRS. Steatite. Ovoid. Black. 1/2 sheqel (nominal weight 4.208 grs.) Type I
16229M	31-43-102	(none)	(none)	Weight 8.32 GRS. Haematite. Ovoid. Black. 1 sheqel (nominal weight 8.416 grs.) Type I
16229N	(none)	1931,1010.180	(none)	Weight 1.24 GRS. Haematite. Ovoid. Black 1/2 minette (nominal weight 1.4025 grs.) Type I
16229O	31-43-99	(none)	(none)	Weight 5.575 GRS. Steatite. Ovoid. Black. 1 double minette (nominal weight 5.611 grs.) Type I
16229R	31-43-106	(none)	(none)	Bar weight 8.576 GRS. haematite. black. [drawing] 1 sheqel (nominal weight 8.416). Type III.
16229S	31-43-105	(none)	(none)	Weight 24.32 GRS. Ovoid. Pebble (Chipped). Black. 3 sheqels(?) (nominal weight 25.248 grs.). Type I.
16229V	(none)	1931,1010.169	(none)	Weight. 0.86 GRS Cylindrical Haematite Black 6 "Little Sheqels" (Nominal weight .84 GRS) Type III
16229W	(none)	1931,1010.172	(none)	Weight. 0.80 GRS Conical Steatite Black 6 "Little Sheqels" (Nominal weight 0.84 GRS) Type IV.
16229Z	(none)	1931,1010.167	(none)	Weight 3.2 GRS. Rough ovoid. Haematite. Black. [drawing] Unidentified. Type I.
16239A	(none)	1931,1010.186	(none)	Weight 4.32 grs. hematite. Black. [drawing] 1/2 sheqel (nominal weight 4.208 grs.) Type ? IV
16239B	31-43-91	(none)	(none)	Weight 1.08 GRS. Ovoid. Steatite. Red-Brown 1/2 minette? (nominal weight 1.4025 grs.). Type I
16239C	(none)	1931,1010.166	(none)	Weight 0.96 grs. Haematite. Long Ovoid. Black 1/3 Minette (=20 grains) (nominal weight 0.935 grs.) Type III.
16239D	(none)	1931,1010.162	(none)	Weight 2.88 grs. pebble (chipped). Brown. 1 minette (nominal weight 2.805 grs.). [drawing] Type VI
16239F	31-43-97	(none)	(none)	Weight 8.32 gs. haematite, Black ovoid. 1 sheqel (nominal weight 8. 416 grs.) Type I.
16239K	31-43-95	(none)	(none)	Weight 1.472 grs. Steatite, ovoid, brown. 1/2 minette (nominal weight 1.4025 grs.) Type I.
16239L	(none)	1931,1010.170	(none)	Weight 1.6 GRS. haematite, ovoid (end broken), blackish-brown. Type I.
16239M	31-43-101	(none)	(none)	Weight 8.512 GRS. ovoid. basic diorite. brown. 1 sheqel (nominal weight 8.416 grs). Type I.
16239P	31-43-98	(none)	(none)	Weight 1.82 grs. haematite, dark brown. ovoid. 13 little sheqels exact weight. Type I.
16248	(none)	(none)	(none)	Weight 4.48 grs. Pyramidal. Black hematite. HALF-SHEQEL(?) (Nominal weight 4.208 grs). Type IV.
16249A	(none)	1931,1010.113	(none)	[A-B are subdivisions based on BMdb] Duck-Weight 24.32 Grs brownish-gray Limestone Weight 1670.48 ratio 3 unit 9.28 Probably 3 sheqels (nominal weight 25.248 GRS) Type VI