Heliotrope
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Color | Green |
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Red | |
Brown | |
Luster | Vitreous |
Crystal system | Hexagonal crystal system |
Chemical formula | SiO₂ |
Hardness (Mohs hardness scale) | 7 |
Mineral class | Chalcedony |
Transparency | Opaque |
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ID | 1300962 |
About Heliotrope
The mineral aggregate heliotrope, also known as bloodstone, is a cryptocrystalline mixture of quartz that occurs mostly as jasper or sometimes as chalcedony. The "classic" bloodstone is opaque green jasper with red inclusions of hematite.