What Are Bloodstones?
Bloodstones are rocks. In the sense that diamonds and rubies are rocks too; bloodstone is likewise a mineral. The name is relative to the area, much like any other form of matter. In Germany, Hematite is considered to be bloodstone, while Heliotrope is called bluestone instead to differentiate the two. Others argue that Heliotrope is the only true bloodstone. Many mistake Fancy Jasper for bloodstone. Most consider bloodstone to be of two specifically different types of stone; Plasma, and Heliotrope. Bloodstone is green Jasper, with flecks of red iron oxide inside. Fancy Jasper is a Green Jasper, with inclusions of yellow, orange, and red, but is not the same stone, because the colours in Fancy Jasper are merely inclusions of the same stone. Bloodstone specifically contains inclusions of red iron oxide, not just other colours of Jasper. The two types of Bloodstone that are the most widely accepted, as previously stated, are Plasma and Heliotrope. Heliotrope is a Greek name, it refers to
