bloodstone

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 massive and earthy forms; -- the last called red ocher. Called also {specular iron}, {oligist iron}, {rhombohedral iron ore}, and {bloodstone}. See {Brown hematite}, under {Brown}. [1913 Webster]

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  • 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 — /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

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