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It is red. Or brown. Either one. Sorry, I tested and it was brown but websites all say blood-red. So.. idk.. srry.

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Hematite's streak color is maroon/brown

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Hematite in pure form is dark brown.

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Q: What is the streak color for hematite?
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What color of streak is produced by galena and hematite?

Galena's streak is gray, hematite's streak is deep maroon/brown.


Does hematite have a streak?

Hematite has a dramatic red streak.


What is the mineral that leaves a grey streak and is metallic?

Hematite can appear gray in color, but will exhibit a reddish to rust-colored streak.


How can the streak test be used to identify limonite and hematite?

Hematite has a red streak. It can vary in depth of color, depending on the variety of hematite. Limonite has a yellow-brown (more brown than yellow) streak. But you have to make sure you are streaking the limonite and not an underlying mineral, if the limonite is located on another mineral.


How can the streak test be used to identify the two iron minerals limonite and hematite?

Hematite has a red streak. It can vary in depth of color, depending on the variety of hematite. Limonite has a yellow-brown (More brown than yellow) streak. But you have to make sure you are streaking the limonite and not an underlying mineral, if the limonite is located on another mineral.


Which is a good way to tell the difference between hematite and galena?

galena leave dark grey streak on streak plate where as hematite leave cherish red streak.


What can you rub a mineral on to leave a clue what the mineral?

A streak plate, or unglazed white porcelain tile, is used to perform streak tests which can help to identify minerals. Rubbing the mineral on the streak plate will finely powder it and reveal the color of the powder, which in some cases is quite different from the color of the mineral. Eg: hematite is black but has a red streak - a good way to tell you have hematite instead of one of the many other shiny black minerals.


How does the color of the streak comepare to the color of the mineral?

The streak many not match the visual color whatsoever. That is why you must do the test. For example, I streaked a piece of specular hematite yesterday, which was a very dark, (nearly black), metallic color. It streaked red though, as all hematites do.


What is the color of a mineral's powder?

It's called the minerals streak


What color is the hematite mineral?

Hematite's color is mostly sliver


Which is an example if a mineral whose streak cannot be determined with a porcelin streak plate?

Hematite, gold, feldspar or magnetite


What color streak does iron leave?

There are 5 industrially important minerals of Iron. The five are: Hematite,Magnetite,Limonite,Goethite and Siderite. Each mineral has its own color streak.Hematite no matter its color, is always red or red-brownLimonite's streak is always yellow.Magnetite has a black streakSiderite has a white or pale-brown streak.Goethite has a brown,brownish-yellow to orange-yellow streak.