What exactly are Bloodstones?
The definition of a Bloodstone is as follows: • This mineral is a green chalcedony with red inclusions or spots that resemble blood and is described as a green siliceous stone sprinkled with red jasper, as if with blood – hence the name. It is also called heliotrope. The name “heliotrope” comes from the Greek word helios meaning Sun and trepein meaning to turn and derives from various ancient ideas about the manner in which the mineral reflects light. • Many semi-precious gemstones are in fact forms of chalcedony including Agate, Onyx, Carnelian and the Bloodstone. Chalcedony is form of silica which is composed of very fine intergrowths of the minerals quartz and moganite and has a waxy lustre and might be semitransparent or translucent • The Bloodstone is defined as a variety of quartz • Quartz goes by an array of different names including Agate, Onyx, Jasper, Aventurine, Tiger’s eye, Amethyst, Citrine, Prasiolite, Rose quartz, Milk quartz, Smoky quartz and Carnelian • It exists in la
