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MIOX® – Micaceous Iron Oxide

Mineralogy: Hematite
Chem. Formula: Fe2O3 (Iron-III-Oxide)
Color: grey to reddish brown, metallic
Density: 4,8 g/cm³
Hardness: 6,0–6,5 Mohs

SEM-micrograph

MIO – a Rare Mineral

Micaceous Iron Oxides (MIO) are rather scarce, and significant natural resources are known to be available in Europe (Austria), Asia (China), Australia and Africa. There are differences in mineralogy and iron content. The most important quality criteria of MIO products according to EN ISO 10601 are:

  • Content of lamellar particles (minimum 65 % for Grade A,
    EN ISO 10601)
  • Fe2O3 content (min. 85 %)
  • Color of product (grey with metallic sheen)
  • Particle size distribution (PSD)

KMI has a strong focus on Grade A products. Our MIOX® Standard grades AS, SG, DB are designed to meet these requirements.

MIOX® AS SG DB
Color grey / metallic
Sieve residue, upper cut (EN ISO 4610) traces > 100 µm
Sieve residue, lower cut (EN ISO 4610) max. 5 % > 63 µm max. 5-15 % > 63 µm max. 25-35 % > 63 µm
Type (ISO 10601:2007) 1 2 3
MIOX® MICRO 30 MICRO 40 MICRO 50
Color grey / metallic
d98 30 µm 40 µm 50 µm
MIOX® MICRO 30R MICRO 40R MICRO 50R
Color red
d98 30 µm 40 µm 50 µm
MIOX® MICRO 10/30 MICRO 10/40 MICRO 10/50
Color grey / metallic, neg a*
d98 30 µm 40 µm 50 µm
MIOX® MICRO 20 MICRO 15 MICRO 10 SUB 5 SUB 2,5
Color red
d98 20 µm 15 µm 10 µm 5 µm  2,5 µm
MIOX® ME 63/125 ME 100/200 ME 200/400 ME 200/600 ME 600/1000
Color grey / metallic
Sieve residue,
upper cut (EN ISO 4610)
traces
> 125 µm
traces
> 200 µm
traces
> 400 µm
traces
> 600 µm
traces
> 1000 µm
Sieve residue
lower cut (EN ISO 4610)
min. 90 %
> 63 µm
min. 90 %
> 100 µm
min. 90 %
> 200 µm
min. 90 %
> 200 µm
min. 60 %
> 600 µm

Product Variations

MIOX® ME 63/125

MIOX® MICRO 10/50

MIOX® MICRO 15

All Product Categories

MIOXr ME 63_125

MIOX® – Micaceaous Iron Oxide

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