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General Information:
Bloodstone is simply green jasper dotted with bright red spots of iron oxide
that look like drops of blood. Bloodstone has a long history, and is also known
as heliotrope. The name heliotrope came from ancient times, where polished
specimens were thought to resemble the setting sun over the ocean. Bloodstone
is a gem that was also used for carvings, commonly the crucifixion and martyrs,
where it got one of its other names, the martyrs stone.
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Origin:
Bloodstone is found in India, Brazil, China, Australia, and the United
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Common Treatments and Lab Created
Forms:
No known treatments of created forms of Bloodstone exist. |
Physical Properties:
Moh's Scale Hardness: 7
Crystal Structure: Trigonal
Colors: Green with red and yellow flecks
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