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Hermatite:
Hermatite is an iron oxide, metallic, opaque stone found in iron-mining areas. The name hermatite in Greek means 'blood'. The synonym bloodstone is derived from the fact that, when cut the hermatite pieces, the saw coolant becomes colored red.
These are few hermatite varieties, such as iron luster, red iron ore, red ironstone, red glass head. Color varied from black, black-gray, brown-red. Some hermatite stones may have iridescent surfaces and play of light on it. The "specular" hermatite is the shiny crystals once used as mirrors.
Main deposits are found in New Zealand, Cumberland, England, Quebec of Canada, Brazil, Bangladesh, China, Minnesota of U.S.
With a hardness of 6 1/2, same as marcasite, Hermatite is easily carved and was popular for use in carving hollow cameo portraits knows as intaglio. In now a days, hermatite is popular carved as small to medium souvenir ornaments, fashion jewelry pendants. It also cut and polished into beads, cabochons to make bracelets, necklaces, rings etc.
It is believed that hermatite gathers and calms scattered energies and ensures the wearer alertness, vivacity, and success in litigation and is a must for the lawyer. It also believed to ensure sexual impulse.
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