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| | [Jewelry making - Article 01169] - [Orchid] Magnetic Haematite? |
 | | They were little balls, magnetic enough that they stuck together, had the usual haematite lustre, except that under the 10x loupe the surfaces could be seen to be pitted, the pits not being close enough together to diminish the polish, but yet being fairly uniformly distributed over the (blueberry size) "haematite" balls. |
 | | Now, haematite is not naturally magnetic (or at least only marginally so, certainly not enough for two pieces to stick together). |
 | | I seem to remember however that haematite, heated sufficiently, transforms into magnetite, which can be strongly magnetized. |
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