Bloodstone 6mm Round Matte Large Hole Beads - 8 InchBloodstone most commonly refers to green Jasper with red inclusions consisting of Hematite. Naturally occuring in hues of blue to green to green with spots and streaks of red, Bloodstone was known in antiquity as Heliotrope, the Sun Stone. It has been treasured for its beauty throughout history and used extensively for adornment in jewelry as well as works of art.

Approximate Hole Diameter: 2mm

Zoisite occurs as prismatic

and is a result of trace amounts of copper or chromium

It is known for its colors -- dark green and mustardy yellow

This variation mixes Blue Tiger Eye with Yellow Tiger Eye to bring out the best of each of the two stones

though it is referenced as a highly revered stone in much older Inuit tribal legends

and used it to create amulets to be buried with the deceased

It was originally found in the Ural mountains of Russia

Prehnite was the first mineral to be named after a person: its discoverer

it is exclusively sourced from a single small deposit in the desert of Madagascar

Shattuckite is a pseudomorph

A natural blue form of calcium sulfate