Hematite Antique Silver Plated 2mm Faceted Round - 15-16 Inch feature_01042024 famed mineralogist and jeweler George

famed mineralogist and jeweler George Frederick Kunz

And unlike precious opals

Peruvian Opal was considered by the Incas to be a gift from Pachamama

The addition of the rhodium plating not only protects these from oxidation but also highlights the Widmanstätten pattern

which takes millions of years

Hematite Antique Silver Plated 2mm Faceted Round - 15-16 Inch feature_01042024 famed mineralogist and jeweler GeorgeHematite 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.