Iron oxide minerals are found in rocks around the globe. Some are magnetic, and some of them rust—especially when exposed to ...
"Hematite is in rocks, too, and is also in much of the clay that is used to make bricks. Iron in the hematite (or other iron-containing minerals) rusts when exposed to oxygen and water." ...
In the March 4, 2025, online issue of the journal Geology, Utah State University geoscientists Jordan Jensen and Alexis Ault ...