Hematite White Silver Plated 4mm Rondelle 15-16 Inch Petrified Wood its oldest known use being

its oldest known use being in Egypt more than five thousand years ago

also known as Calligraphy Stone or Miriam Stone

These reproductions are designed in the traditional color

milky white

depositing layer upon layer of Quartz silicate to create the banding and patterns now prized in Botswana Agate

Hematite White Silver Plated 4mm Rondelle 15-16 Inch Petrified Wood its oldest known use beingHematite 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 gray or silver 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.