Hematite (Hemalyke) Palmstone

This shiny, metallic grey manmade material is exactly what its name says it is: Hemalyke, a "look alike" for natural hematite--without its cost. Created to replicate the look and feel of natural hematite, Hemalyke is a brand name for this man-made material. Hemalyke and other hematine materials are frequently manufactured as magnetic beads and components. It is easy to produce and easy to cut or mold into a variety of shapes. Originally named about 300-325 BCE by Theophrastus from the Greek, "αιματίτις λίθος" ("aematitis lithos") for "blood stone". It is possibly the first mineral ever named ending with a "-ite" suffix. Translated in 79 by Pliny the Elder to haematites, "bloodlike", in allusion to the vivid red colour of the powder. The modern form evolved by authors frequently simplifying the spelling by excluding the "a", somewhat in parallel with other words originally utilising the root "haeme". Hematite is rather variable in its appearance - it can be in reddish brown, ocherous ma