Polished Hematite Stone, Feature : Fine Finished

Royallewind Provides You, a Natural & Energized Hematite Stone. Hematite is a mineral that is often used as a healing crystal. Its metaphysical properties offer many uses and benefits in energy healing and feng shui. You'll find hematite in jewelry, rough (natural) stones, beads, and tumbled, carved, and polished stones. You can use hematite to enhance your daily life.

Hematite is an iron oxide mineral, so it is a magnetic, reasonably heavy stone. It is an important source of iron ore around the world. Hematite comes in shades of black and gray - usually with a strong sparkling, metallic sheen. You may also find hematite as a red stone. Additionally, there's a form of the mineral called rainbow hematite which is hematite included with a diffusion of nano-crystal impurities that create shimmering bits of colors.

Hematite often grows in a matrix of other minerals; it's commonly found growing in quartz, and the resulting stone is called hematoid quartz. Energetically, quartz amplifies the properties of the hematite. The hematite inclusions in the quartz may be inside of the matrix, or it may coat the outside of the quartz with a reddish-brown coating that appears similar to rust. This coating occurs naturally.

The name hematite is derived from the Latin term for blood, haima (as in hemoglobin). It was given this name because of the rust-red color that resembles the color of blood. Iron oxidation causes the reddish color, which is why the red hematite tends to be a rusty red as opposed to a vivid, bright red. The hematite itself is opaque and tends to have a dull to slightly shiny appearance; however, when it is in quartz, it will appear translucent because the mineral is diffuse throughout the quartz. When polished, hematite has a shiny, slick, metallic finish.

Hematite has a hexagonal crystalline lattice. Crystals with this lattice structure manifest, energize, and amplify energies. The main colors of hematite, red, gray, and black, are linked to the root chakra, which is associated with the energies of safety, security, grounding, standing up for oneself, and establishing healthy boundaries. Because of this, hematite can facilitate growth and change in people dealing with issues such as:

• Feeling unsafe
• Being overcautious
• Not being grounded
• Lacking personal boundaries
• An inability to stand up for oneself
• Feeling out of balance