Beautiful Bloodstone Sphere

Size: about 4-6cm

Bloodstone is a dark green variety of chalcedony adorned with a splatter of bright red. It has been a popular gemstone for at least two thousand years and has served as the modern birthstone for the month of March since 1912. Bloodstone is sometimes referred to as "heliotrope" by European authors and in works of the 18th century and earlier.