For ubetablieveit's contest "Jewels Jewels Jewels". I made the basic colour of the gem a mix of dark grey and black. Depending on how the light falls on the gem, it's shimering wonderfully in different other colours which I added at some points.
Ky as I take a second look at this masterpiece in design I noticed the intricate details you added and this is crown worthy. It was well thought out. If it were in a ring setting or a necklace with pearls and could see it working very well.
This works really well for reflecting the colors that hematite will do sometimes. (One of my friends really loves hematites unfortunately hematite jewelry can be a bit easy to break). The glossy leaf pattern gives a nice sheen and keeping it dark works very well for the black to nearly black nature of the stone.It looks beautiful over all dear. XD