Bloodstone
Health
$5.50
per 8mm bead
For the long shift, not the sprint.
Bloodstone is a dark green chalcedony spotted with red iron oxide, and medieval Europe renamed it after those flecks — the older Greek name was heliotrope, for a trick of light. What carried forward was its association with holding out: the amulet of people whose work was measured in hours. The spots are iron, and that is all they are.
- Origin
- India
- Hardness
- 7 Mohs
- Bead size
- 8 mm
- Finish
- Polished
Hard-wearing at 7 Mohs, but the polish goes satin after a year or two of daily contact with skin — most owners prefer it that way, and a jeweller can re-polish a strand if you do not.
Read the full Bloodstone entry →Wrist size
This size is out of stock. The other sizes may still be available.
