bloodstone

[ bluhd-stohn ]

/ ˈblʌdˌstoʊn /

a greenish variety of chalcedony with small bloodlike spots of red jasper scattered through it.

Also called heliotrope.

Origin of bloodstone

First recorded in 1545–55; blood + stone

A good deal of bloodstone comes from India, where it occurs in the Deccan traps, and is cut and polished at Cambay.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 |Various
But after it has dried, polish it with a tooth or bloodstone carefully filed and polished, upon a smooth and shining horn tablet.

Illumination and its Development in the Present Day |Sidney Farnsworth
March—Bloodstone—Courage, and success in dangers and hazardous enterprises.

The Mysteries of All Nations |James Grant
The cases were sometimes of crystal or bloodstone, and enamelled designs and chased gold work were predominant features.

Chats on Old Clocks |Arthur Hayden

The amethyst protected its wearer from drunkenness; the bloodstone cured anemia; while the opal was supposed to portend evil.

Psychotherapy |James J. Walsh

bloodstone

/ (ˈblʌdˌstəʊn) /

a dark-green variety of chalcedony with red spots: used as a gemstone Also called: heliotrope