{"product_id":"hematite-6mm-round-on-16-inch-strands","title":"Hematite, 6mm Round on 16-inch strands","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHematite round beads 6mm on a 16-inch strands\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHematite's shine can give a subtler (and less expensive) sparkle than silver to your jewelry, but stick to smaller sizes because larger ones get quite heavy.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt's popular for men's jewelry\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhen polished this stone was used as an early mirror, but when cut very thin it shows up as red, hence the origin of the name, Greek for blood.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlthough know since Babylonian times, Hematite was only popular during the Middle Ages, and later during the Victorian Age as mourning jewelry.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eToday it's made into highly polished beads in a variety of shapes and sometimes also magnetized.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Bead-Zone.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40361881239637,"sku":"GMS-239","price":3.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0269\/4388\/1301\/products\/GMS-239.jpg?v=1664814116","url":"https:\/\/www.beadazzled.com\/products\/hematite-6mm-round-on-16-inch-strands","provider":"Beadazzled.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}