Hematite Antique Silver Plated 4mm Rondelle - 15-16 Inch Shape_Faceted Rice After the glass has cooled

After the glass has cooled

Formed deep underground during the cooling of magma

Famous malachite mines in the Ural mountains of Russia once produced 20-ton blocks of the stone

they are a celebration of color and change

When tumbled it can have the look of polished steel

Hematite Antique Silver Plated 4mm Rondelle - 15-16 Inch Shape_Faceted Rice After the glass has cooledHematite 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.