Heliotrope Gem Stone
The mineral heliotrope, also known as bloodstone, is a form of chalcedony, which is a cryptocrystalline quartz.
The Greeks believed this stone fell from the sky and attached special powers to it. Even as late as the last century, the stone was believed to have curative powers such as relieving urinary troubles, stopping every kind of bleeding and even working as an antidote for snakebites. Thus most people know it by its more cryptic name – as a bloodstone. To this day, people wear it to prevent sunstrokes and headaches and to protect themselves from the evil forces (whatever they might be). This stone is known to be especially helpful to people born in March and is especially popular among men (now don’t ask why!).
The stone is made of silicon dioxide, that is to say, it’s a variety of (if not a really rare one) of quartz. Normally it has a dark green color, with deep red specks of jasper (another variety of quartz) spattered across the green. The stone is more less opaque and has a moderate brilliance and because of an average to high hardness, the stone is sufficiently wearable to be set into rings and bracelets other than the regular pendants and ear-rings. Bloodstone rings have been popular ever since the dawn of civilization.
Bloodstones increase in value as the green becomes more and more deep (neither to pale nor too dark) and the red specks become more and more round and pronounced. The stone is most abundantly found in India and China other than Australia, Brazil and the United States.
Because of the stone’s moderate durability and abundant availability, it is quite inexpensive. This makes it a good buy. So for financial and cryptic reasons, you can go for this stone.
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