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Title: Bloodstone can be found and mined in India, Australia


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BLOODISH BLOODSTONE
Jacob C.
2
COLOR
The color of Bloodstone is opaque dark green
with red brownish red spots.
3
MOHS SCALE of HARDNESS
The hardness of Bloodstone is 6.5-7.
4
MINING LOCATIONS
Bloodstone can be found and mined in India,
Australia, Siberia, Scotland, Brazil, and the
United States.
5
MYTHS
  • Bloodstone was well known to Aztecs which used it
    to regulate the blood flow.
  • Even today, finely powdered Bloodstone is used as
    a medicine and aphrodisiac in India.

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INTERESTING FACTS
  • Chalcedony and its named varieties are well
    reprecented in various birthstone charts and can
    be found for all the months except January,
    April, and November.
  • It is also listed as a birthstone for all the
    zodiac signs except Taurus, cancer scorpio and
    sagittarius.
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