Hematite Crystals with a Metallic Lustre
Hematite is a popular mineral, particularly with younger collectors. The steely-grey colour and metallic lustre give this mineral a unique appearance.
Being an ore of iron, it's also surprisingly heavy. Despite being quite hard, hematite is brittle, so will chip or shatter easily.
Hematite is an iron oxide mineral. The name, which can also be spelt haematite (hee~matite), comes from the Greek word for blood. This came about because of the mineral's red streak.
Hematite is mined in some of the largest mines in the world. In some locations, more than one hundred million tons of ore are mined each year.
The red powder produced by hematite has long been used in cosmetics and as a pigment in paint. Cave paintings dating back 40,000 years were created using crushed hematite mixed with water.
Our hematite crystals are medium-sized tumbled stones, but size can vary slightly from piece to piece.
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