Hematite or just something that looks like it?

[pheasantvillecollectables519]

I had a hematite ring back in the 60's (yes, I am that old) and this brooch certainly looks like hematite but I would like to be sure.

[pheasantvillecollectables519]

Here's a closeup of just the flower:

[southernmermaid8]

Pheasant ,

It's hard to be sure , but it looks like this brooch is blacker than hematite . More like an Obsidian or Onyx . Or even glass to imitate one of these . My Hematite ring has more of a gun metal or grayish silver tone to it . The ring is faceted and very reflective but here is a picture maybe you can see what I'm thinking about .

Mermaid 🐳

[pheasantvillecollectables519]

I think my problem is that I don't have particularly good lighting - just the light from a window and it's an overcast day.  It does have that sort of metallic look.  Maybe this photo shows it better:

[southernmermaid8]

Oh o.k. , yes that does look more like it . It has that metallic grey look , a little lighter than most gun metals . I always liked hematite . Your brooch is pretty .

[charmaffair_2009]

Hi, have some haematite stones so have photographed them here for you. One has had the flash used the other just my flood lights. The ring looks like either glass as one of the ladies has said or the facetted onyx which is all the rage. Hope the pictures help. If they are not big enough for you let me know. Charm

[southernmermaid8]

Charm ,
The ring is definitely faceted Hematite . I guess it's hard to take a picture of . Pheasant was actually asking about the flower brooch .
Mermaid 🐳

[cool-awesome-vintage]

I fairly certian that those are Swarovski crystals in Jet Hematite.

http://www.beadstuff.com/swarovskicolors.htm

[realitycheck-7]

I think they are rhinestones meant to look like hematite.  Hematite should be magnetic, if my memory serves me.

[pheasantvillecollectables519]

I didn't know hematite was magnetic.  I checked these out and they are not magnetic so I changed my listing to glass rhinestones that resemble hematite.

[bluedaemon23]

Actually when I was researching hematite I found that it's only very weakly magnetic so your magnet might not work for testing. There is "magnetic hematite" on the market today, sold as "therapeutic" (pure quackery!) but it is not natural hematite; it's an artificial substance.

[old.crows.nest]

I think I see scratches? Is it possible Hematite is softer than glass? (This brooch looks like something that could have been used for natural stone.)

[pheasantvillecollectables519]

I checked with my magnifying glass, didn't see any scratches.

I also read that info about it being weakly magnetic so I used the strongest magnet I had; it still didn't attract the least little bit.