Forgive me for entering in the conversation about magnets. Iam a practicing ND 
and find certain magnets of great benefit.
There is quite a bit of good science behind the therapy. 
best regards
Frank ND
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Steve 
  To: silver-list 
  Sent: Wednesday, December 09, 2009 12:33 PM
  Subject: CS>Bloodstone and Hematite


        Personally, I am extremely dubious of the benefits of wearing any 
mineral.  However, hematite is not the same stone as bloodstone.  Bloodstone is 
green jasper with bright spots of iron oxide and very pretty.  Hematite is pure 
iron oxide, Fe2O3.   

        So perhaps bloodstone could be confused with hematite since it does 
seem to have tiny spots of iron oxide in it?

        Now if you're talking about magnets and magnet therapy, I used to be 
totally in disbelief that it could do a thing.   Nowadays, I'm open to the 
possibility that it may be helpful in circulation, and maybe in other things.   
I just don't know, would be nice though.