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Table 1 Chemical composition of magnetite and hematite samples

From: Microstructural analysis of iron ore samples with bitumen as a binder

Substance

Composition weight %

Magnetite

Hematite

Fe

71.9

69.29

Fe3O4

97.0

99.07

Fe2O3

2.30

-

SiO2

0.06

0.35

MgO

0.15

-

Al2O3

0.15

0.33

TiO2

0.14

-

V2O5

0.20

-

P

0.004

0.01

Cu

0.005

-

LOI

-

0.24