APPLICATIONS: | Ore of iron, as a pigment and as mineral specimens. |
ASSOCIATED MINERALS: | Jasper in banded iron formations, dipyramidal quartz, rutile and pyrite. |
ASTROLOGICAL SIGNS: | Aries and Aquarius. |
CHEMICAL STRUCTURE: | Fe2O3, Iron Oxide. |
CLASS: | Oxides and Hydroxides. |
CLEAVAGE: | Absent however there is a parting on two planes. |
COLOR: | Steel or silver gray to black in some forms and red to brown in earthy forms. Sometimes tarnished with irredescent colors when in a hydrated form called Turgite. |
CRYSTAL HABITS: | Tabular crystals of varying thickness sometimes twinned, micaceous (specular), botryoidal and massive. also earthy or oolitic. |
CRYSTAL SYSTEM: | Trigonal; bar 3 2/m. |
FIELD INDICATORS: | Crystal habit, streak and hardness. |
FRACTURE: | Uneven. |
GEOGRAPHY: | England, Mexico, Brazil, Australia and USA. |
GROUP: | Hematite. |
HARDNESS: | 5 - 6. |
LUSTER: | Metallic or dull in earthy and oolitic forms. |
METAPHYSICAL: | Hematite is called "stone for the mind." It is used for mental attunement, memory enhancement, original thinking and technical knowledge. It assists in both mental and manual dexterity. Hematite provides a calming atmosphere while it helps one "reach for the sun." It makes one realize that the only limitations there are, are those self-limitating concepts within the mind. It helps the body to remain cool, dispelling heat at the physical level. It can be used on the forehead to draw out heat. It facilitates the balancing of the Yin-Yang energies, in addition using its magnetic property to balance the energy of the meridians within the body and provides a stable equilibrium between the ethereal nervous system and the physical nervous system. It dissolves negative energy and aids in the focusing of energy and emotions for balance between the body, mind and spirit. It has been said to attract "kind" love. |
PHYSICAL: | It has been used in the treatment of leg cramps, blood disorders, nervous disorders, spinal alignment, fractures, vertebrae adjustment and insomnia. |
SPECIFIC GRAVITY: | 5.3. |
STREAK: | Blood red to brownish red for earthy forms. |
TRANSPARENCY: | Opaque. |
VIBRATES: | To the number 9. |
