Types of Iron Ore: Hematite vs. Magnetite | INN
Iron, a key material in steel and other applications, is most often found in hematite and magnetite ores, though goethite, limonite and siderite ores are also common sources.

Iron, a key material in steel and other applications, is most often found in hematite and magnetite ores, though goethite, limonite and siderite ores are also common sources.
Iron ore is most often found in the form of hematite and magnetite, though goethite, limonite and siderite types are also common. Approximately 98 percent of the …
The most widely distributed iron-bearing minerals are oxides, and iron ores consist mainly of hematite (Fe2O3), which is red; magnetite (Fe3O4), which is black; limonite or bog-iron …
There are more than 300 types of iron ore, but only 20 types are used, mainly in four types: magnetite (Fe 3 O 4), hematite (Fe 2 O 3), limonite (2Fe 2 O 3 ·3H 2 O), and siderite (FeCO 3). Hematite is …
Limonite is a mineral that is composed mainly of hydrated iron oxides, typically goethite and/or lepidocrocite, along with other minerals such as magnetite, …
Hematite is found as an accessory mineral in many igneous rocks; commonly as a weathering product of siderite, magnetite, and other iron minerals; and almost universally as a pigmenting agent of sedimentary …
Goethite is a hydrous (water-bearing) iron oxide that forms as a direct precipitate in marine water and bogs, and as an alteration of other iron-bearing minerals. Along with …
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O): Limonite is a yellowish-brown iron ore mineral that forms as a result of weathering and hydration of other iron-bearing minerals, such …