Bloodstone Crystal Guide: meaning, origin & properties
Learn what Bloodstone is, where ours comes from, traditional associations across cultures, and how to identify a real specimen, in our complete Bloodstone Crystal Guide.
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This is an AA-grade Bloodstone specimen from Hhohho, Eswatini. Bloodstone, also called heliotrope, is a dark green chalcedony scattered with red iron oxide flecks. This piece measures 5.19 x 2.85 x 2.53 inches at Mohs 6.5-7, fully natural and untreated. A favorite grounding stone for collectors and display shelves.
Bloodstone is a dark green chalcedony dotted with red iron oxide inclusions that look like drops of blood on moss. The name is old, and so is the stone's reputation as a working-person's talisman.
It is one of the oldest known gemstones, prized for centuries as a talisman of courage and vitality.
Hand-selected from Hhohho, Eswatini.
Bloodstone has long been used in practices around a quiet sense of renewal, a sense of groundedness when things feel uncertain, and staying connected to your body and the moment. It's traditionally linked to the root and heart chakras. If that resonates, keep a piece in your pocket during the day for a steadying presence. There's no single right way to carry it.
These are traditional associations drawn from historical practice. This stone is not a substitute for medical or mental health care.
Offered as a starting point for your own practice.
Bloodstone sits at 6.5-7 on the Mohs scale, about as hard as glass, so it handles daily use but will scratch against harder stones. Keep chemical cleaners away from it; they can etch the surface.
Natural bloodstone from Hhohho, Eswatini. Untreated.
Yes. This listing is one piece, photographed individually. When it sells, it is gone.
It measures 5.19” L x 2.85” W x 2.53” H and weighs 1.94 pounds.
Grades reflect visual quality within a batch. A is standard, with typical inclusions. AA shows stronger color, cleaner surfaces and tighter sizing. AAA is the top 10 to 15 percent of a batch. Every lot is inspected and graded by our team in Rockville, Maryland, not taken on the supplier’s word.
This batch is from Hhohho, Eswatini. It came to us through a community partnership, one of the sourcing models we publish and stand behind.
Every lot is inspected and graded by our expert team before it is listed, not taken on the supplier's word. AA on this listing means stronger color, cleaner surfaces and tighter sizing than the batch average. Pieces that miss the mark never reach the shop.
How We GradeSourced through a regional cooperative or community-based workshop. Processing and economic benefit stay local, which means more of the value reaches the people doing the work. We say what we know and where our tracing stops.
Our Sourcing StandardsEverything we sell is natural in origin: never synthetic, never dyed, never coated. Where a stone has been heated, irradiated or stabilized, which is common in the trade for some species, we say so on the listing. If a piece is not as described, return it within 90 days of delivery.
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