Black Spinel 4x6mm Faceted Rondelle - 15-16 Inch (dyed) Hematite is black to steel

Hematite is black to steel to gray or silver to gray

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Naturally occurring in hues of blue-green to green with spots and streaks of red

Other names include: quickstick

It forms when Quartz and Feldspar crystallize in radial aggregates within other silica-rich stones

Black Spinel 4x6mm Faceted Rondelle - 15-16 Inch (dyed) Hematite is black to steelSpinel is a hard vitreous magnesium aluminum oxide, and comes in a range of other colors, but those varieties are transparent. Black Spinel not only has the dark color, but it is opaque as well, rendering its black especially deep and mysterious. Sometimes called the "Black Prince's Ruby" for its role in the English crown. It has been mistaken for ruby and sapphire at times, but can be distinguished by its structure and its lower relative hardness.