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Sec. IV, Ch. 8: Semi-Precious Stones, Bloodstones

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CHAPTER VIII. BLOODSTONE.
LOODSTONE, or Heliotrope, is a variety of Chalcedony, of a deep green colour, inter­spersed with red spots of Jasper, which resemble small drops of blood, whence its name.
Although a beautiful mineral, it is not much used for ornamental purposes, except for signet rings. Being a rather hard stone, yet not difficult of manipulation, it is a favourite with engravers, and hence crests and monograms are frequently engraved upon it. Cups, boxes and other ornamental objects of small size, are also fashioned from it. It was much prized by the ancient Egyptians and . Babylonians, who employed it for seals, intaglios, &c.
In the Royal Collection in Paris is a bust of our Lord Jesus Christ in Bloodstone, so executed that the red spots of the stone stand out like real drops of blood.
BLOODSTONE.
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