| Bloodstone is a green semi-precious stone that | | | | extensively used for those sculptures which |
| has red spots. This stone could also come in | | | | represented martyrdom and flagellation. It has |
| various intensities of dark green with brown, red | | | | also been commonly used for ornamental objects |
| and other multicolored spots. The brown and deep | | | | and as seals on men's rings. |
| red colors are primarily caused by the iron | | | | This semi-precious stone could be mined in India, |
| minerals found in it. It is a dark green variety of | | | | Australia, Kathiawar Peninsula, Brazil, the United |
| chalcedony which has several nodules of red | | | | States and China. |
| jasper that are distributed throughout its mass. | | | | It also has a couple of holistic and healing |
| The polished areas would therefore show some | | | | properties. It is commonly associated to |
| red spots that have a dark-green background. | | | | abundance, courage, good fortune and purification. |
| And because of the appearance that is achieved | | | | It can also help an individual to embrace change as |
| through this, it has been given its name. This | | | | well as to overcome depression, anxiety and |
| stone has similar physical properties as quartz. It | | | | melancholy. It is also said to renew a person's |
| has a hardness of 7 on the Moh's scale. | | | | love life and relationships, as well as provide |
| During the Middle Ages, bloodstone or also blood | | | | vitality, improve organizational abilities, talent and |
| jasper was attributed numerous special powers, | | | | charitable instincts. It is also know n to have the |
| as many believed that the spots were actually | | | | ability of curing psychosomatic illness and other |
| the blood from Jesus Christ. Therefore, it was | | | | body pains. |