Hematite Bracelet 5 billion years

5 billion years

Commonly found in Iran and the United States

You can see in this specimen all of the different directions growth took place

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This mineral has had many uses in the past

Hematite Bracelet 5 billion yearsStone: Hematite Bead: Round 8mm Average Length: 7 in. Hematite is an iron oxide found virtually everywhere on Earth. This mineral is naturally gray or black in color and contains the same crystal structure as the mineral corundum. It gets its name from the Greek word "haima", meaning blood. This blood color comes from the wear off of iron over time. Hematite has been spotted in multiple deposits on Mars and can be magnetized through laboratory