Collections: Iron, How Did They Make It? Part I, Mining
Via Wikipedia, Hematite, leaving its characteristic red-rust streak. The hematite on the left has a metallic lustre, whereas the hematite on the right has the (more common) earthy lustre. ... Consequently, if you could do the entire smelting process at the mine, you did, rather than transport so much of that useless rock far away only to have ...
