🪨Origins & Formation

Forms as botryoidal masses or tabular crystals in hydrothermal and sedimentary settings.

🌍Where It’s Found

• Brazil: large botryoidal specimens
• UK (Cumbria): classic iron‑rose crystals
• USA (Michigan): iron ranges

📜History & Cultural Significance

A historic pigment and protective amulet; modern lore emphasizes centering and stamina.

🧘Chakra Connection

Resonates with the Root chakra for stability and mental order.

• Root: Grounding, concentration, organization.

💫Tarot Connection

Tarot pairings emphasize logic and fairness:

• Justice: Clear thinking, cause and effect.

♒Zodiac & Astrology

Linked with industrious signs:

• Aries: Drive with discipline.
• Aquarius: Structured innovation.

Magnetic forms are often synthetic.

✨Healing Properties & Symbolism

• Grounding: Centers scattered energy.
• Productivity: Supports systematic work.
• Protection: Encourages healthy boundaries.

These qualities reflect traditional lore and spiritual practices and are not medical claims.

🧭Everyday Uses & Care

• Jewelry & decor: Wear during study or work sprints.
• Meditation: Visualize roots deep into the earth.
• Care tips: Wipe dry – avoid saltwater.

⛰️Geological Context

Forms in hydrothermal veins, sedimentary iron formations, and as weathering product of iron minerals.

🧪Scientific Properties

🤝Ethical Sourcing

Beware ‘magnetic hematite’—usually synthetic ferrite; choose honest labeling and responsible mining.

🧤Safety & Handling

• Moderate hardness (5.5–6.5)
• can chip edges.
• Iron‑rich—wipe dry after water to prevent surface oxidation on porous pieces.
• Avoid strong impacts on thin cabs.

🔎Similar Crystals

• Magnetite (magnetic
• black streak)
• Ilmenite (weaker magnetism
• different streak)
• Specularite (sparkly hematite variety)

📚Further Reading

• Mindat — Hematite
• Wikipedia — Hematite