Hematite Light Gold Plated 2x6mm Hexagon - 15-16 Inch 10-18mm It won 1st price and

It won 1st price and has been used ever since in sculpture

Denim Lapis has the brilliant blue and gold of higher end Lapis

Famous malachite mines in the Ural mountains of Russia once produced 20 to ton blocks of the stone

Its chatoyant layers that create a flash which seems to emanate from within the stone as they catch the light

Generally this material is used for transistors and heat sinks and only recently has been used for jewelry and healing

Hematite Light Gold Plated 2x6mm Hexagon - 15-16 Inch 10-18mm It won 1st price andHematite 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 to gray or silver to 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.