It has been used in ritual objects across the Aztec

fabricated in the USA

Primary sources: Madagascar and Canada

or bedside—each one banded differently by the specifics of its own growth

it carries the full crystal structure of quartz (silicon dioxide

Bloodstone Small Form on Pin Stand Releases Stress It has been used inA raw edged form of the ancient stone, mounted on a pin so it reads as both specimen and object. Bloodstone is a dark green chalcedonymicrocrystalline quartzwith red spotting caused by included iron oxide minerals, primarily hematite. Mohs 6. 57. The form here preserves the natural exterior of the stone rather than tumbling it smooth: the surface texture is rough at the edges, contrasting with the polished flat face where the color pattern is most