Heliotrope
At a glance
- Type
- Mineral
- Group
- Oxide
- Crystal system
- Trigonal
- Hardness
- Hard (5.5 to 7.5)
- Density
- Medium (2.5 to 3.2)
- Occurs in
- Igneous rocks, Sedimentary rocks
- Foliation
- Not layered
- Colour
- Red, Green
- Lustre
- Glassy, Dull
- Use
- Jewellery
- Difficulty in WildGuessr
- Hard
Did you know?
- Bloodstone is dark green chalcedony with red spots of iron oxide that look like drops of blood.
- Bloodstone is also called heliotrope, from Greek words meaning to turn toward the sun.
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Classification, names and conservation status come from Wikidata (CC0), the photo from Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata Q430174 · All stones · All entries