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A green chalcedony that has been sprinkled with red spots (which resemble blood, hence the name).
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Bloodstone — may refer to: *Bloodstone (band), an R B, soul and funk band *Ulysses Bloodstone, fictional comic character **Elsa Bloodstone, fictional comic book character, the daughter of Ulysses Bloodstone * Bloodstone (1988 film), a 1988 action/comedy film… … Wikipedia
Bloodstone — Blood stone , n. (Min.) (a) A green siliceous stone sprinkled with red jasper, as if with blood; hence the name; called also {heliotrope}. (b) Hematite, an ore of iron yielding a blood red powder or streak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bloodstone — [blud′stōn΄] n. dark green chalcedony spotted with red jasper, used as a semiprecious stone; heliotrope … English World dictionary
bloodstone — Hematite Hem a*tite, n. [L. haematites, Gr. ? bloodlike, fr. a i^ma, a i matos, blood.] (Min.) An important ore of iron, the sesquioxide, so called because of the red color of the powder. It occurs in splendent rhombohedral crystals, and in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bloodstone — /blud stohn /, n. a greenish variety of chalcedony with small bloodlike spots of red jasper scattered through it. Also called heliotrope. [1545 55; BLOOD + STONE] * * * ▪ mineral also called heliotrope dark green variety of the silica mineral… … Universalium
Bloodstone (comics) — Bloodstone, in comics, may refer to:*The Bloodstone or the Bloodstone Gem, a Marvel Comics fictional mystical gem from which the other Bloodstones in Marvel derive their name from*Bloodstone, a fictional family in Marvel Comics: ** Ulysses… … Wikipedia
Bloodstone Pass — DnDmodule| module title = Bloodstone Pass module module code = H1 module rules = AD D Battlesystem module character levels = 15+ module campaign = Generic or Forgotten Realms module authors = Douglas Niles Michael Dobson module first published =… … Wikipedia
Bloodstone (band) — Infobox Musical artist Name = Bloodstone Img capt = Img size = Landscape = Background = group or band Alias = Origin = Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. Genre = R B, soul, funk Years active = 1962 – mid 1980s Label = Decca, London, Motown Associated… … Wikipedia
Bloodstone (film) — Infobox Film name = Bloodstone caption = director = Dwight Little writer = starring = Rajinikanth Brett Stimely Anna Nicholas producer = Ashok Amritraj Sunanda Murali Manohar music = editor = released = 1988 runtime = language = English budget =… … Wikipedia
Bloodstone (1988 film) — Infobox Film name = Bloodstone |200px caption = VHS video cover director = Dwight H. Little producer = | writer = Nico Mastorakis starring = Brett Stimely Anna Nicholas music = cinematography = editing = distributor = Omega Entertainment released … Wikipedia
bloodstone — noun Date: 1551 a green chalcedony sprinkled with red spots resembling blood called also heliotrope … New Collegiate Dictionary
