Hematite Pyrite Color Plated 4mm Faceted Round - 15-16 Inch faceted-main with occasional inclusions of creamy

with occasional inclusions of creamy white and dark grey

It displays a visual property called “pleochroism

so named because the ancient Incas believed the stone to be the petrified blood of their ancestral rulers

The stone was discovered by George D

second only to Diamond

Hematite Pyrite Color Plated 4mm Faceted Round - 15-16 Inch faceted-main with occasional inclusions of creamyHematite 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.