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Chemical Formula: Fe2O3
Mineral Name: Hematite
Color: opaque red or red-brown
Hardness: 5.5 - 6.5
Specific Gravity: 5.3

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Hematite is a silvery, shiny opaque stone that almost looks like metal. Hematite is a mineral appearing as metallic gray, red gray, red brown with a metallic luster; it may even look more like a metal than a mineral when encountered in nature. It derives its name from the Greek word haem (blood ) in allusion to its red color.

It occurs in soft, fine-grained, earthy form called red ochre used as a pigment in paints and crayons, a purified form, rouge, is used to polish plate glass. Hematite is also be used as a polishing powder and as a paint pigment in addition to its usage in making beautiful jewelry items. Garnet has a positive influence on a bladder and helps to treat hysteria. Being a good healing and grounding stone, it strengthens the body and improves resistance to stresses. It is found in the sedimentary deposits in North America, Brazil, Venezuela, Labrador and Quebec.