Hematite Gemstone Jewelry

Hematite is a name applied to two ores of iron, red hematite and brown hematite. They are both of a fibrous structure, and the fibers, though sometimes nearly parallel, usually diverge or even radiate from a center. They occur in abundance in both igneous and startified rocks. The red hematite is a variety of red oxide and is one of the most important iron ores. The brown hematite is a variety of the brown oxide or hydrate; its streak and powder are always of a brownish yellow.