Hematite Dark Gold Plated 2mm Cut Cube 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 gray or silver 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.

It has been treasured for its beauty throughout history and used extensively for adornment in jewelry as well as works of art

The stone's composition remains somewhat ambiguous

Naturally occuring in hues of blue-green to green with spots and streaks of red

Labradorite is usually gray-green

which is not Jasper but rather a combination of Feldspar and Quartz

Sage Agate forms in volcanish ash

Mookaite is formed by the ancient skeletal remains of radiolaria

The green coloring has likened the stone of jadeite in the past

Mexican Laguna Lace Agate is one of the most prized agates in the world

River Stone is a form of limestone composed of quartz

rainbow effect of light refracting off of the air bubbles inside of the stone

all to knowing eye