Hematite White Silver Plated 4mm Rondelle 15-16 Inch Petrified Wood Sonora Jasper is the trade

Sonora Jasper is the trade name for Sonora Dendritic

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

These reproductions are designed in the traditional color

It has been mistaken for ruby and sapphire at times

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

Hematite White Silver Plated 4mm Rondelle 15-16 Inch Petrified Wood Sonora Jasper is the tradeHematite 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.