Color:Dark
green with red or brownish red spots
Clarity:
Semi-transparent
to opaque
Optic Character: AGG
Cause
of Color: Fe
Fluorescence: Inert
Fracture
:
Concoidal, sometimes granular
Luster
:
Vitreous
to greasy
Cleavage : None
Durability:
Good
Characteristics
for Identification:
Visually
diagnostic
Locality:
Found around the world
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Bloodstone
SiO2 (silicon dioxide)
Bloodstone
(also known as heliotrope) is a microcrystalline variety
of quartz (chalcedony)
or jasper. It is dark green
with red spots, both colors resulting from trace amounts
of iron oxides. The stone has had a long affinity with
Christianity. It was believed that the red spots in bloodstone
were drops of blood from Christ's crucifixion. This stone
was attributed with the power to avert disasters, break
down prison walls, open all doors and cause blood to stop
flowing from wounds. Blood related associations linger
on today with crystal mystics. Bloodstone has been attributed
with helping in blood's coagulation, correcting iron deficiencies
and purifying the blood.
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