Hematite White Silver 2x4mm Corner Cut Nugget - 15-16 InchHematite is an iron oxide and one of the few gemstones with a metallic luster. When tumbled it can have the look of polished steel. Hematite is black to steel to gray or silver to gray, as well as brown to reddish brown or red in color. Its name is derived from the Greek word for blood, haima, owing to its red appearance when sliced thinly or powdered.

discovered a way to improve the quality of turquoise in the 1980's

all organic parts are replaced by minerals

Clear Quartz

Inspired by the iconic mood jewelry of the 1960s and 1970s

Chrome-bearing fuchsite (a variety of muscovite mica) is the classic inclusion

Metaphysical Properties:

red and white -- as well as for its opacity and patterns

although sometimes mistaken for Jasper

It was originally found in the Ural mountains of Russia

These form as a criss cross banding called lamellae

common opals do not exhibit iridescence

Emerald is one of the four “precious” gemstones