Diagrams & Tables: Minerals & Rocks: Oxides

Minerals & Rocks: Oxides

Oxides form as a result of chemical weathering (by oxygen and water) of iron and aluminum containing minerals:

Composition	Formula	Mineral name	Rock name
iron oxide	Fe₂O₃	Hematite	Iron ore
iron oxide	Fe₃O₄	Magnetite/Lodestone	Iron ore
hydrated iron oxide	2Fe₂O₃ & 3H₂O	Limonite	Rust/iron ore
hydrated aluminum oxide	Al₂O₃ & 2H₂O	Bauxite	Aluminum ore
aluminum oxide	Al₂O₃	Corundum	Ruby/sapphire

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