Hematite Steel Plated 3mm Faceted Round 15-16 Inch Size_10x18-13x21mm depositing layer upon layer of

depositing layer upon layer of Quartz silicate to create the banding and patterns now prized in Botswana Agate

Our beads have not been dyed

priests and kings and believed to be a powerful protection stone

It is also one of the hardest

Hematite Steel Plated 3mm Faceted Round 15-16 Inch Size_10x18-13x21mm depositing layer upon layer ofHematite 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.