Luster - Nonmetallic

Hardness - Greater than 5.5
(note: hardness is very nearly the same as glass so it might not actually scratch glass)

Streak=Red-brown

No Apparent Cleavage

Hematite
Fe2O3

Red-brown Streak

No Cleavage

Often in earth masses, distnctly red-brown. H=5.5-6.5

Your Mineral is Hematite!

 

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