bloodstone
noun
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Pronunciation: /ˈblʌdˌstoʊn/
noun
Etymology: From blood + stone, from the fact that the red inclusions in the stone resemble blood.
- A green chalcedony that is sprinkled with red spots or veins of hematite.
“These following bodies do not draw: smaragd, achates, corneolus, pearl, jaspis, chalcedonius, alabaster, porphyry, coral, marble, touchstone, haematites, or bloodstone […]”
“The magician wore a blood-stone ring […]”
- Hematite.