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Item no.:

S034

Bead material:

hematite (iron)

Country of origin:

China

Size/shape:

9mm x 4mm x 4mm rectangles.

Colors/description:

Metallic dark gray.

Defects:

The beads appear to be in good shape.

How photographed:

At the window in natural daylight.

Comments:

Hematite is iron oxide.  In some forms it is red, but this hematite is just iron-colored.  Actually, it looks like dark steel.  Please note that metal beads like this are heavier than glass.  The "jaggies" that you see in the picture above are an unfortunately byproduct of digital photography.