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Britain, Italy, Brazil, Sweden, Canada, Switzerland
Shiny, silver when polished
Grounding, protecting, and balancing, boosts self-esteem. Aids concentration, focus, willpower, reliability, and confidence. Enhances memory and original thought. Removes self-limitations. A yang stone, balances meridians of body. Dissolves negativity. Beneficial for legal situations. Supports timid women. Strongly affects blood, aids anemia, supports kidney in cleansing blood. Treats leg cramps, nervous disorders, insomnia. Aids spinal alignment, fractures.
Place at base and top of spine. Hold.

Hematite is mainly black, gray, red, or reddish-brown in color. Its name is derived from the Greek word haimatites, which means "bloodlike" (an illusion to the vivid red color of the powdered stone). It was known as "bloodstone" during the Middle Ages.
Hematite was used for staunching the blood flow from wounds and for the formation of blood in Egypt.