Hematite Palm Stone Red Jasper Tree agate - small tumble-polished

Tree agate - small tumble-polished stones of milky white branched with green

Because the dendrites grew freely

their sacred fragrance weaves a tapestry of tranquility

visual presence even when no sticks are burning

Its crystal face reveals a dense formation that subtly amplifies clarity and calm

Hematite Palm Stone Red Jasper Tree agate - small tumble-polishedHematite a mirror bright silver grey with real weight in the palm, iron oxide, the densest stone in the range. Polished to a metallic shine, yet it draws a red brown line. From Brazil, a palm stone. It is the principal ore of iron, and the weight is the tell: lift it and the heft is the first thing the hand notices, the mark of so much iron. Drawn across unglazed porcelain it leaves a red brown line, the rust red that names it, from the Greek haima,