Hematite White Silver Plated 4mm "Football" Shape 15-16 Inch Power Rosewood is a hardwood found

Rosewood is a hardwood found in the Phillipines

but those varieties are transparent

but also for industrial purposes from watch gears and scientific instruments to sandpaper and other abrasives

Hematite is black to steel-gray or silver-gray

Sometimes called the "Black Prince's Ruby" for its role in the English crown

Hematite White Silver Plated 4mm "Football" Shape 15-16 Inch Power Rosewood is a hardwood foundHematite 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.