Outdoor Exhibit : Banded Hematite Boulder (Washington, D.C.)

USA / District of Columbia / Washington / Washington, D.C.
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Here on permanent outdoor display is an impressive polished block of red-and-black striped iron ore containg alternating bands of red jasper and black hematite. The specimen was collected from Jasper Knob, in Ishpeming, Michigan, USA.
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Coordinates:   38°53'26"N   77°1'34"W
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